SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU) (2)

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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 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 employment altogether, not leaving one (1) position to accept appointment to another position in an unrelated classification outside the career ladder. 4.8 Advancement within Ranges A. Length of Service Advancement After the salary of an employee has been first established, such employee shall be advanced from Step "AAA"to Step"AA," 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. The effective date of the step increase shall be the first(1st) day of the pay period following the date of completion of the length of service required. B. Merit Advancement 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 4.2. Advancement to Step "E" may be granted only for continued meritorious and efficient service and continued improvement by the employee in the efficient performance of the duties of their position. The effective date of such merit step increase, if granted, shall be the first(1't 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 Human Resources Department, a copy of each 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 or designee a statement recommending the granting or denial of the merit increase and supporting such a recommendation with specific reasons 2025 MOU City of Santa Ana&SEIU Full-Time Employees Unit Page 14