2005-014-RES AUTHORIZING NEW PERSONNEL POLICIES HANDBOOK

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SECTION 8 - COMPENSATION AND OPERATING HOURS SECTION 8.01- Basics The Director of Human Resources or his designee will prepare and administer a compensation plan for City employees subject to required City Manager and City Council approvals. Employees will be paid salaries or wages in accordance with the Compensation Plan, which may include one or more salary schedules. In positioning classes or salary schedules, consideration will be given to prevailing rates of pay among employers, the duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in the classes and other relevant factors. SECTION 8.02 - Administration of Ran2e/Salary Schedules (Excludes Civil Service and EMS Employees), A. A new employee will normally be compensated at the minimum step of the approved salary range. In exceptional circumstances, the City Manager may authorize hiring above the minimum step. B. A newly promoted employee will ordinarily be compensated at the lowest step of the approved range, which will provide at least a 2.5% increase in pay over that received in the previous class. An employee being laterally transferred will ordinarily continue to receive the same salary and will retain the same eligibility date for pay increase. C. Individual increases within range may be granted as specified in the Compensation Plan upon recommendation of department heads, who will give careful consideration to the ability and performance record of each employee. D. No employee will be paid more than the rate established in the approved Compensation Plan, except when an employee whose job was downgraded by reclassification or changes in the labor market, through no fault of the employee. The employee may continue to receive hislher former rate of pay until a rate on the new salary range equals or surpasses the current salary of the employee or the employee's job changes. E. An employee voluntarily or involuntarily demoted for any reason will be compensated on a step of the new range as administratively determined. SECTION 8.03 - Operatin2 Hours (Excludin2 Civil Service and EMS Employees) City employees normally observe a forty (40) hour workweek. The regular workday begins at 8 :00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. with a one (1) hour lunch break to be set by department heads between the hours of 11 :00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. In order to provide a continuity of service to the public, it is frequently necessary to deviate from the regular workday. In these cases, each individual department 19 Revised 01.25.05