(a) Applicability. This section applies to all employees in the classified service who are not represented by a certified employee organization.
(b) Promotion.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an employee is promoted to a position that is classified in a higher grade, the employee's new pay rate is the greater of:
(i) the minimum pay for the new grade; or
(ii) that amount within the range for the new grade that is a minimum of 5% but no more than 15% above the level at which the employee was paid in the former grade, in accordance with Office of Personnel policies and procedures, but not exceeding the maximum pay for the new grade.
(2) If the level at which the employee was paid in the former grade is more than the maximum pay for the new grade, the employee's new pay shall remain the same as the employee's pay in the former grade and the employee is not eligible for any form of base pay increase until the maximum pay for the new grade is increased so that it exceeds the employee's pay.
(c) Demotion.
(1) An employee who is demoted is entitled to the pay provided in this subsection.
(2) If the employee is competitively or non-competitively demoted, except for a demotion under § 808 of the Charter, the employee's rate of pay shall be that rate within the new grade that is equal to the employee's rate in the former grade, but not exceeding the maximum pay for the new grade.
(3) If the employee is demoted in accordance with § 808(a) of the Charter, the employee's new rate of pay shall be, as determined by the appointing authority and approved by the Personnel Officer, a rate of pay within the new grade or a rate of pay that exceeds the maximum pay of the new grade, but not exceeding the rate of pay the employee received in the former grade.
(4) If the employee is demoted in accordance with § 808(b), (c), (d), or (e) of the Charter, the employee's new rate of pay shall be, as determined by the appointing authority and approved by the Personnel Officer, a rate of pay within the new grade that is less than the rate of pay the employee received in the former grade or a rate of pay that exceeds the maximum pay for the new grade, but less than the rate of pay the employee received in the former grade.
(5) A change in rate of pay under subsection (c)(3) or (c)(4) may not result in a pay decrease of more than 15%.
(d) Reclassification or grade reallocation.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an employee's position is reclassified to a class in a higher grade or the employee's class is reallocated to a higher grade, the employee's new pay shall be at a level that is a minimum of 5%, but no more than 15% above the level at which the employee was paid in the former grade, in accordance with Office of Personnel policies and procedures, but not exceeding the maximum pay for the new grade. If the employee's pay in the former grade was more than 5% below the minimum pay rate of the new grade, the employee's pay shall be at least the minimum pay for the new grade.
(2) If an employee's position is reclassified to a class in a lower grade or the employee's class is reallocated to a lower grade, the employee's new pay shall be at a level within the new grade that is closest to and not lower than the level at which the employee was paid in the former grade.
(3) If the level at which the employee was paid in the former grade is more than the maximum pay for the new grade, the employee's new pay shall remain the same as the employee's pay in the former grade and the employee is not eligible for any form of pay increase until the maximum pay in the new grade is increased to a level that exceeds the employee's pay.
(e) Effective date for pay changes. The effective date for all pay changes under this section shall be the first day of the normal pay period following the date that applicable requirements are met.
(f) Processing certain pay increases prior to promotion, reclassification, or grade reallocation. If an employee's pay increase as provided for in § 6-1-204(c) falls on the same date as the employee's promotion, reclassification, or grade reallocation, the pay increase shall be processed prior to the promotion, reclassification, or grade reallocation.
(1985 Code, Art. 8, § 1-204.3) (Bill No. 28-96; Bill No. 71-96; Bill No. 65-97; Bill No. 79-98; Bill No. 40-99; Bill No. 70-00)