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except when he or she is being or will be reappointed as provided in the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), Section 9-1 14 within one (1) year and placed in the same salary step in the appropriate salary rate as he or she was 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 position to accept appointment to another position in an unrelated classification outside the career ladder. 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 day of the month following the date of completion of the length of service required for such advancement as provided in Section 5.2 and Exhibit A hereof. 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 and Exhibit A hereof; the effective date of such merit increase, if granted, shall be on the first (1 st) day of the month following the completion of such required length of service. Advancement to Step "E" may be granted only for continued meritorious and efficient service and continued improvement by the employee in the effective performance of the duties of his or her position. Such merit advancement shall require the following: 1. There shall be on file in the office of the Executive Director of Personnel Services 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 his or her 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. CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: 2010 - 2012 Page 14 25E-16