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(I") day of the month following the completion of the required length of service. 5. Beginning October 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011, all employee salary step advancement shall be frozen for a one-year period for any employee whose employment anniversary falls within that time period. For example, an employee whose anniversary falls on November 1, 2010 and who otherwise would receive a merit increase on that date will not receive the merit increase until November 1, 2011. In addition thereto, the salaries of employees who have advanced to merit step shall be frozen, except that in the event such an employee receives an annual performance appraisal with an overall rating of "Below Acceptable Performance" or "Unacceptable Performance" during the term of this provision, in which case the City shall be free to remove said employee's merit step pay. Beginning July 1, 2011, employee salary step advancement shall recommence for affected employees on the one year anniversary date of the previously scheduled salary step advancement. C. Length of Service Required When Advancement Denied. When an employee has not been approved for advancement to merit Step "E;" he or she 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 subparagraph B (2) and (3) of this section. 4.9 Reduction in Salary Steps. Any employee who is being paid at merit Step "E" may be reduced to Step "D" of the appropriate salary range, upon the recommendation of the Department Head, and the approval of the City Manager. Procedure for such reduction shall follow the same procedure as outlined for merit advancements in Section 4.8 above, and such employee may be considered for readvancement under the same provisions as contained in Subsection C of Section 4.8 above. 4.10 Promotional Salary Advancement. When an employee is promoted to a position in a higher classification from a position in a lower classification in the same occupational career ladder, he or she shall be reassigned to Step "AAA" in the appropriate salary rate range for the higher classification; provided, however, that if the base salary step currently being paid such employee is already equal to or higher than said Step "AAA," he or she will be placed in the lowest step in the appropriate salary rate range as will grant that employee a minimum increase of one (1) salary step (approximately 5%) over his or her current base salary step, inclusive of lead pay, and exclusive of any other assignment or special pay additive or additives such as bilingual pay, shift differential, special skill pay or the like, except when placement at "E" step will not be sufficient to provide a one (1) salary step (approximately 5%) increase. 4.11 Demotion. When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower classification, his or 15 25B-55