The minimum rate established for a class shall be paid upon appointment except that appointment rates above or below the minimum rate may be authorized by the Mayor upon the written request of a Director of a Department, or in the case of an employee of Council, including the Clerk of Council, may be authorized by action of Council.
(a) Appointments above the minimum rate.
Approval for appointments above the minimum rate shall be based upon exceptional qualifications of the appointee or inability to employ eligible candidates at the minimum rate.
(b) Appointments below the minimum rate.
Approval for appointments below the minimum rate may be made where the candidate possesses less than the minimum acceptable qualifications for a classification. Such appointments shall be made on a trainee basis. When it is determined by the Mayor, the director of the employing administrative department or the President of Council that the trainee is able to function on a full performance basis, he/she may be advanced to the regular minimum rate.
(Ord. 89-10. Passed 6-17-91.)