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prior to the anticipated completion of such employee's <br />required length of service, shall file with the City Manager a <br />statement recommending the granting or denial of the merit <br />increase and supporting such a recommendation with <br />specific reasons therefore. The employee shall be notified by <br />the Appointing Authority as to such recommendations and <br />shall be informed of the reasons. <br />C. No advancement in salary shall become effective until <br />approved by the City Manager, except when placement on a <br />salary step above Step I" results from promotion under the <br />provisions of Section 5.9 (A) of this Agreement. <br />d. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection <br />to the contrary, a merit step advance shall be automatically <br />granted ninety (90) days after the due date if no performance <br />appraisal is completed. The effective date of such merit step <br />advance shall be retroactive to the first (1st) day of the month <br />following the completion of the required length of service. <br />4. When an employee in a SAMA Middle Management classification <br />has not been approved for advancement to the next higher salary <br />step, he or she may be reconsidered for such advancement after <br />the completion of three (3) months of additional continued service <br />in the classification and shall be reconsidered for advancement to <br />the next higher step above his or her then current step after the <br />completion of six (6) months of additional continued service in the <br />classification. <br />5. An employee in a SAMA Middle Management classification who is <br />being paid at any salary step above Step I" may be reduced to the <br />next lower step in the appropriate salary rate range upon the <br />recommendation of the Appointing Authority and the approval of the <br />City Manager. Procedure for such reduction shall follow the same <br />procedure for merit advancement in Subsection 5.8 Paragraph (A) <br />(6) above, and such officer or employee may be considered for <br />readvancement under the same provisions as contained in <br />Subsection 5.8 Paragraph (A) (6) above. <br />B. SAMA Administrative Management Classifications: The following <br />conditions shall govern salary advancement within 5 -step rate ranges for <br />employees employed in SAMA Administrative Management <br />classifications: <br />`M <br />