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The Chief of Police may, as a result of this review, remove positions and assignments from the Investigations Bureau and assign them, and the individuals who occupy them, to other bureaus or eliminate them and assign the individuals who occupy them to other positions and assignments in the department. The annual review and any re -assignment made as a result of the review shall be completed, including the appeal thereof outlined below, sufficiently in advance of the annual patrol deployment sign-up to enable those who will be assigned to Patrol to make use of their seniority when choosing patrol shifts and days off, Any employee who is informed that he or she will be removed from the Investigations Bureau and lose the Investigations assignment pay differential may appeal to the Chief of Police. Said appeal constitutes the sole administrative appeal of the Chief s decision, shall be conducted in an informal manner and the decision of the Chief shall be final, ARTICLE IV 4.0 SALARIES 4.1 Basic Compensation Plan. There is hereby established a basic compensation plan for all members of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association who are now employed or will in the future be employed in any of the designated classifications of employment listed in this MO U and its attachments. 4.2 Salary Schedule. The basic salary schedule, attached hereto in a matrix format as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof as though set forth in full herein, provides numerous salary rate ranges, each comprised of five (5) steps or rates of pay. The respective rate ranges are identified by a three (3) digit number. The steps within each range are identified by the letters "A" through "E" inclusive, with the "A" step being the lowest step in the range. The purpose of each step and the length of service required for advancement to the next higher step within a particular salary rate range is sunnnarized as follows: Step A Normal beginning pay rate Step B Automatic Increase — After 6 months' service in next lower step, Also optional hiring rate Step C Automatic Increase — After 12 months' service in next lower step. Also maximum hiring rate Step D Automatic hicrease — After 12 months' service in next lower step. Step E Merit Rate — After 12 months' service in next lower step. Specific regulations governing advancement within salary rate ranges are set forth in Section 4.8 of this MOU. The assignment of classes to salary rate ranges is listed in the City's salary schedule and class and compensation plan as periodically amended.