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4.9 Reduction in Salary Steps. Any employee who is being paid at merit Step "E" may be <br />reduced to Step "D" of the appropriate salary range, upon the recommendation of the <br />Department Head, and the approval of the City Manager. Procedure for such reduction <br />shall follow the same procedure as outlined for merit advancements in Section 4.8 above, <br />and such employee may be considered for readvancement under the same provisions as <br />contained in Subsection C of Section 4.8 above. <br />4.10 Promotional Salary Advancement, When an employee is promoted to a position in a <br />higher classification from a position in a lower classification in the same occupational <br />career ladder, he or she shall be reassigned to Step "AAA" in the appropriate salary rate <br />range for the higher classification; provided, however, that if the base salary step <br />currently being paid such employee is already equal to or higher than said Step "AAA," <br />lie or she will be placed in the lowest step in the appropriate salary rate range as will <br />grant that employee a minimum increase of one (1) salary step (approximately 5 %) over <br />his or her current base salary step, inclusive of lead pay, and exclusive of any other <br />assignrncnt or special pay additive or additives such as bilingual pay, shift differential, <br />special skill pay or the like, except when placement at "E" step will not be sufficient to <br />provide a one (1) salary step (approximately 5 %) increase. <br />4.11 Demotion. When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower classification, his or <br />Iner salary rate shall be fixed in the appropriate salary rate range for the lower <br />classification in accordance with the following provisions: <br />A. The salary rate shall be reduced by at least one (1) salary step (approximately <br />5 %). <br />B. The new salary rate must be within the appropriate salary rate range. <br />C. The new salary rate shall not be higher than the salary step to which the employee <br />would have been entitled had his or her service time in the higher classification <br />been spent in the lower classification. <br />D. If the salary rate recommended by the Department Head is lower than the <br />maximum step permissible under Subsection C above, such recommendation shall <br />be considered a reduction in pay in addition to the demotion and shall be handled <br />in accordance with the provisions for salary reductions in Section 4.9 above. <br />4.12 Reallocation of Salary 'Rate Ranges. Any employee who is employed in a classification <br />which is reallocated to a different salary rate range from that previously assigned shall be <br />retained in the same salary step in the new salary rate range as he or she had previously <br />held in the prior rate range and shall retain credit for length of service in such step <br />towards advancement to the next higher step. <br />4.13 Request for Classification Review. Any employee who, for a period exceeding one (1) <br />year, believes he or she is regularly and consistently performing duties and /or <br />14 <br />25A -18 <br />