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as authorized by the Appointing Authority. When economic conditions, unusual <br />employment conditions, or exceptional qualifications of a candidate for employment <br />indicate a higher rate would be in the City's best interest, the City Manager may <br />authorize hiring at a higher rate in the salary rate range but this higher rate generally <br />shall not be above the midpoint. <br />B. SAMA Administrative Management Classifications. An employee appointed to an <br />Administrative Management classification may be placed by the Appointing Authority at <br />any step within the applicable five (5) step salary rate range (Steps "A" through "E") in <br />the schedule to which the classification has been assigned through adoption of this <br />Agreement, provided that such employee shall be assigned such salary step upon the <br />commencement of his or her service in said classification and such assignment having <br />once been made shall remain in effect until the said employee shall be entitled to <br />advance to the next salary step in accordance with the further provisions of this <br />Article as set forth below. <br />5.7 Service. The word "service" as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to mean continuous, <br />full-time service in the classification in which the employee is being considered for salary <br />advancement, service in the higher classification or service in a classification allocated to <br />the same salary rate range and having generally similar duties and requirements. <br />Notwithstanding the above, employees in classifications designated as Administrative <br />Management (AM) who are hired after the first (1St) working day of the month shall not be <br />credited with time in service for that month when determining the length of service for <br />salary advancement. <br />A lapse of service by an employee for a period of time longer than ten (10) calendar days, <br />by reason of resignation, quit, or discharge, shall serve to eliminate the accumulated length <br />of service time of such employee for the purpose of this Agreement, and any such employee <br />reentering the service of the City shall be considered as a new employee, except that he or <br />she may be reappointed as provided in Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Chapter 9-114 and <br />may be placed in the same salary step in the appropriate salary rate range as he or she was <br />at the time of termination of employment. <br />5.8 A <br />A. SAMA dvancement Within Ranges. <br />Adjustment System* There is y established "e4epmenee based eyeiwetien <br />i <br />by this adjustment system is 4:e help attreet, re4;9;n and metiyate highly eerApetent <br />SAMA Contract Extension: 2010-14 Page 4