CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) (2014-2015)

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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 (1st) 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: 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. 3. 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 8 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 three (3) months of additional service and shall be CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: 2014 -2015 Page 14