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image of the public employee in the community must be maintained if <br /> high levels of employee morale are to be achieved. To this end, <br /> the parties agree to mutually pledge their best efforts over the <br /> life of this Agreement to continuously encourage employees to be <br /> courteous, helpful and industrious in all their public contacts and <br /> when in public view during the full duty period. <br /> Section 4 . Health and Safety. The parties agree that <br /> industrial health and safety are mutual concerns of the City and of <br /> the Union. The City and the employees covered by this Agreement <br /> agree to comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, <br /> and City of Santa Ana regulations, which pertain to health and <br /> safety. The Union agrees to encourage employees to work safely and <br /> efficiently. <br /> ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION PLAN <br /> Section 1 : Wage Rate Schedule . The wage rates for designated <br /> class titles to which Crossing Guards and other part-time employees <br /> are assigned are specified on the attached Exhibit A. These wage <br /> rates will be increased by approximately three percent (3 . 0%) on <br /> July 1, 1994 . <br /> Section 2 . Initial Wage Rate . The initial wage rate for new <br /> employees covered by this Agreement shall be the lowest rate <br /> assigned to the class title in the above Wage Rate Schedule to <br /> which the employee is appointed; provided, however, the appointing <br /> authority may appoint .a new employee at a higher step in the <br /> applicable wage rate range assigned to the class title if there has <br /> been unusual difficulty in recruiting competent employees at the <br /> lowest rate, or the higher initial rate selected is commensurate <br /> with the education and experience of the appointee . An employee <br /> shall be entitled to advance to the next higher step, if any, in <br /> the rate range assigned to his or her class title in accordance <br /> with further provisions of this Article . <br /> Section 3 . Advancement Within Ranges . <br /> A. Crossing Guards and other part-time employees shall <br /> be entitled to advance from Step A to Step B after completing 1, 040 <br /> hours of work, effective the first day of the pay period next <br /> following the date of completion of said number of work hours . <br /> B. Progression to successively higher steps shall be in <br /> accordance with the following schedule : <br /> o Step B to Step C, after completion of 1, 040 hours <br /> of work at Step B; <br /> o Step C to Step D, after completion of 1, 040 hours <br /> of work at Step C; <br /> 3 <br />