HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1112 - Advancements Within Salary SchedulesORDINANCE NO. 1112
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.52 OF THE PALM
DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2.52.420,
2.52.425, AND 2.52.430 RELATIVE TO ADVANCEMENTS WITHIN
SALARY SCHEDULES
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has met and conferred in good faith with the Palm
Desert Employees Organization (PDEO) in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act
and the City employer - employee relations Resolution No. 81-89; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has reached agreement with the employees
represented by the Palm Desert Employees Organization, for the period July 1, 2001
through June 30, 2006.
WHEREAS, the modification to Section 2.52.420 does not change the MOU/Agreement
previously entered in between the Palm Desert Employees Organization and the City of
Palm Desert and both parties have reached agreement on the modification.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.52.420 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Employees may be advanced within their respective salary schedules in accordance with
the following schedule of minimum length of service:
Step 2: 5% increase after 12 months of satisfactory service in Step 1;
Step 3: 5% increase after 12 months of satisfactory service in Step 2;
Step 4: 5% increase after 12 months of satisfactory service in Step 3;
Step 5: 5% increase after 12 months of satisfactory service in Step 4;
Step 6: 5% increase after 12 months of satisfactory service in Step 5;
Step 7: 7.5% increase after 12 months of satisfactory service in Step 6;
Section 2. Section 2.52.425 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
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2.52.425 Advancement in salary.
All advancements require the approval of the city manager in order to become effective.
Advancement to the higher steps shall be granted only as a result of a written evaluation of
continued satisfactory performance of the duties of the position held.
Promotional Advancement. When an employee is promoted to a position with a higher
salary range, such employee shall be assigned to Step 1 of the higher classification;
provided, however, that if such employee is already being paid at a rate equal to or higher
than Step 1, he or she shall be placed in the step of the higher classification as will grant
such employee a salary increase of not less than five percent.
If the percentage difference between the ranges will not grant the promoted employee a
minimum of five percent salary increase, the promoted employee shall be granted the next
highest step in the new salary range.
When the effective date of a promotion is within sixty days before an employee's merit step
increase eligibility date, any merit step increase which would have been granted to become
effective on that merit step increase date, shall become effective on the effective date of
promotion and shall be in addition to the promotional increase. (Ord. 1072 (part), 2004)
Section 3. Section 2.52.430 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
2.52.430 Adjustment in salary —Reclassification.
The salary of an employee in a position which is reclassified, shall be determined as
follows:
A. Same Range. If the position is reclassified to a class that is allocated to the
same salary range, the salary shall not change.
B. Higher Range. If the position is reclassified to a class which is allocated to a
higher salary range, such employee shall be assigned to Step 1 of the higher
classification; provided, however, that if such employee is already being paid at
a rate equal to or higher than Step 1, he or she shall be placed in the step of
the higher classification that will grant such employee a salary increase of not
less than five percent.
When the effective date of a reclassification is within sixty days before an
employee's merit step increase eligibility date, any merit step increase which
would have been granted on that merit step increase eligibility date shall
become effective on the effective date of the reclassification and shall be in
addition to the reclassification increase.
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C. Lower Range Y-rating. If a position is reclassified to a class that is allocated
to a lower salary range, the position shall be Y-rated.
The salary of a Y-rated position will remain at the rate of pay received
immediately before the reclassification until a step in the new (lower) salary
range assigned to the reclassified position equals or exceeds the employee's
rate of pay. Step advancements in the new (lower) range may be made
without increases to the employee's rate of pay.
COLA (cost -of -living adjustment) increase will not be given to Y-rated
employees until the employee's step in the new (lower) salary range equals
or exceeds the employee's rate of pay. (Ord. 1072 (part), 2004)
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, Califomia, at its regular meeting held this day of March, 2006, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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JIM FERGUSON, MAYOR