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5.8 Advancement within Ranges. A. Length of Service Advancements. After the salary of an employee has been first established and fixed under this plan, such employee shall be advanced from Step "AA"to Step"A," from Step "A"to Step"B,"from Step"B"to Step"C," or from Step "C" to Step "D," whichever is the next higher step to that on which the employee has been previously paid, effective the first (1st) day of the pay period following the date of completion of the length of service required. B. Merit Advances. An employee shall be considered for advancement from Step"D" to Step "E" upon the completion of the required length of service as provided in Section 5.2; the effective date of such merit increase, if granted, shall be the first (Ist) day of the pay period following completion of one (1) year of service at the step from which said employee is being advanced. Such merit advancement shall require the following: 1. There shall be on file in the office of the Executive Director of Human Resources a copy of each periodic performance appraisal report required to be made on the employee by the Civil Service Rules and Regulations and/or the City Manager during the period of service time of such employee subsequent to their last salary advancement. 2. The Department Head, at least twenty (20) calendar days, prior to the anticipated completion of such employee's required length of service, shall file with the City Manager a statement recommending the granting or denial of the merit increase and supporting such a recommendation with specific reasons therefore. The employee shall be notified by the Department Head as to such recommendations and of the reasons therefore. 3. No advancement in salary above Step "D" shall become effective until approved by the City Manager, except when placement on a salary step above Step"D"results from promotion under the provisions of Section 5.10 of this Article. 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection to the contrary, a merit "E" step advance shall be automatically granted ninety (90) days after the due date if no performance appraisal is completed, the effective date of such merit step advance shall be retroactive to the first full pay period following the completion of the required length of service. C. Length of Service Required When Advancement Denied. When an employee has not been approved for advancement to merit Step "E," they may be reconsidered for such advancement after the completion of three(3)months of additional service and shall be reconsidered for such advancement after the completion of six (6) months of additional service. This reconsideration shall follow the same steps and shall be subject to the same actions as provided in Sections 5.8(B)(2)and 5.8(B)(3). CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1,2025 THROUGH JUNE 30,2028 Page 12 13139922.1 SA370-001