CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA (CASA)

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5.4 Application of Basic Compensation Plan. The salary ranges discussed in Section 5.2 are monthly salary ranges. All employees working in classifications covered by this MOU shall be compensated at a monthly rate,except that an employee hired for temporary work in a position which has an anticipated duration of less than six (6) months shall be paid at a rate per hour for actual time spent in the performance of the duties of their employment. The regular rate of pay shall be computed as provided for by the FLSA. Any hourly rate of pay, defined as the regular hourly rate of pay, shall be computed by dividing the monthly salary rate plus any applicable premiums by one hundred seventy- three and thirty-three hundredths (173.33). In determining the hourly rate as herein provided,computation shall be made to the nearest whole cent and a computation resulting in an even one-half(1/2) cent shall fix the rate at the next higher whole cent. 5.5 Probation. Except for employees in the Excepted Service as defined by the City Charter, the probationary period shall be one (1) year from the date of appointment from an open eligible list(new hire),reappointment eligible list(rehire), and promotional eligible list. 5.6 Beginning Rates. A new employee shall be paid the rate shown as Step"AA" in the salary range allocated to the classification of employment for which they have been hired. In special instances where such new employee possesses unique and exceptional educational training and/or experience qualifications,the Department Head, under whom the employee will serve, may submit a written request and justification to the City Manager for authorization to place such new employee on Step "A," "B," "C," "D" or "E" within the allocated salary rate range, provided that such employee shall be assigned such salary step upon the commencement of their service in the classification of employment to which the salary range applies and such assignment having once been made shall remain in effect until the employee shall be entitled to advance to the next salary step in accordance with the provisions of this Article. 5.7 Service. The word "service" as used in this MOU shall be deemed to mean continuous, full-time service in the classification in which the employee is being considered for salary advancement, service in a higher classification, or service in a classification allocated to the same salary range and having generally similar duties and requirements. Employees hired after the first(I st) working day of the pay period shall not be credited with "time in service"for that pay period when determining the length of service required for salary step advancement. A lapse of service by an employee for a period of time longer than thirty (30)calendar days by reason of resignation, quit, or discharge, shall serve to eliminate the accumulated length of service time of such employee for the purposes of this MOU, and such employee reentering the service of the City shall be considered as a new employee, except when they are being or will be reappointed as provided in the Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 9-114 within one(1)year and placed in the same salary step in the appropriate salary rate as they were at the time of termination of employment. "Resignation, quit, or discharge" for purposes of this section shall mean separating from full-time City employment altogether, not leaving one (1) position to accept appointment to another position in an unrelated classification outside the career ladder. CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU; JULY 1,2025 THROUGH JUNE 30,2028 Page 11 13139922.1 SA370-001