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5.8 Advancement Within Ranges. <br />A. SAMA Middle Management Classes: The following provisions shall govern salary <br />advancement within rate ranges for employees employed in SAMA Middle <br />Management classes: <br />1. Steps "1" through "15" Advancement: For any employee in a SAMA <br />Middle Management classification covered by this MOU who has been <br />initially appointed to a step lower than Step "15 ", advancement in the <br />SAMA Middle Management schedule of salary rate ranges may be granted <br />only for continued meritorious and efficient service by said employee in the <br />effective performance of the duties of his or her position. Such advancement <br />shall be in two -step increments, each step being equivalent to 2.5 %, for a <br />total aw:ival increase of 5% per year, until Step "15" is achieved. For <br />example, an employee covered by this MOU shall advance from Step 1 to <br />Step 3, Step 3 to Step 5, Step 5 to Step 7, Step 7 to Step 9, Step 9 to Step <br />11, Step 11 to Step 13, or Step 13 to Step 15. The effective date of such <br />merit step increase, if granted, shall be the first (I") day of the month <br />following the completion of one (1) year of service at the step from which <br />said employee is being advanced. <br />2. Advancement to Steps "16" and "17 ": Any employee in a SAMA Middle <br />Management classification covered by this MOU, who has reached Step <br />"15" or Step "16" in the SAMA Middle Management schedule of salary rate <br />ranges, may advance to the next higher step in the SAMA Middle <br />Management schedule of salary rate ranges only for continued meritorious <br />and efficient service by said employee in the effective performance of the <br />duties of his or her position. Such advancement shall be in one -step <br />increments, each step being equivalent to 2.5% per year until Step "17" is <br />achieved. For example, an employee covered by this MOU shall advance <br />from Step "15" to Step "16 ", and Step "16" to Step "17 ", respectively. <br />3. Any current SAMA Middle Management employee who previously <br />advanced through the steps of each salary rate range using his or her initial <br />date of hire into a middle management class shall retain that date as the <br />anniversary date for purposes of advancing through the steps of each salary <br />rate range while in his or her current class and for any subsequent <br />promotions to a SAMA Middle Management class. The effective date of <br />such merit step increase, if granted, shall be the first (I") day of the month <br />following the anniversary date. <br />55394.00000 \13081631.1 <br />12 <br />