(a) Applicability. Except as otherwise provided by an applicable memorandum of agreement, this section shall govern pay as a result of any movement in the classified service between represented and non-represented positions that are on the same pay schedule.
(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 is the greater of:
(i) the minimum pay amount of the new grade; or
(ii) that pay amount within 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 on the applicable pay schedule 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 pay increase until the maximum pay for the new grade is increased to a level that exceeds the employee's pay.
(c) Demotion.
(1) An employee who is demoted is entitled to the pay provided in this subsection.
(2) Except for a demotion under § 808 of the Charter, the employee's rate of pay shall be as determined by the appointing authority and approved by the Personnel Officer but may not be more than the employee's rate in the former grade or more than 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.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an employee's position is reclassified to a class with a higher level of job responsibility in the judgment of the Personnel Officer, the employee's new pay shall be the greater of the minimum pay rate of the new grade or that pay rate within 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 an employee's position is reclassified to a class with a lower level of job responsibility in the judgment of the Personnel Officer, the employee's new pay shall be at a pay amount within the new grade that is the same pay rate 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 on the applicable pay schedule 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 for 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 shall be the first day of the first full bi-weekly pay period following the date that applicable requirements are met.
(f) Processing certain pay increases prior to increases under this section. If an employee's pay increase as provided in § 6-1-204(c) falls on the same date as the employee's promotion or reclassification, the pay increase shall be processed prior to any increases provided under this section.
(1985 Code, Art. 8, § 1-206.2) (Bill No. 79-98; Bill No. 70-00; Bill No. 34-04)