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specific reasons therefore. The employee shall be notified by the Department Head as to such recommendations and of the reasons therefore. 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 4.10 of this Article. 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 520 hours of additional service and shall be reconsidered for such advancement after the completion of 1040 hours of additional service. This reconsideration shall follow the same steps and shall be subject to the same actions as provided in subparagraph B 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 "AA" 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 "AA," 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 her salary rate shall be fixed in the appropriate salary rate range for the lower classification in accordance with the following provisions: A. The salary rate shall be reduced by at least one (1) step (approximately 5 %). B. The new salary rate must be within the appropriate salary rate range. C. The new salary rate shall not be higher than the salary step to which the employee would have been entitled had his or her service time in the higher classification been spent in the lower classification. 25C -9