If an employee is transferred, promoted or demoted upon the recommendation of the director of the employing administrative department and approval by the Mayor, or, in the case of an employee of Council, including the Clerk of Council, upon the recommendation of the President of Council and approval of Council, the employee's pay for the new position shall be determined as follows:
(a) If the rate of pay in the former class is less than the minimum rate established for the class of the new position, the rate of pay shall be advanced to the minimum for the class.
(b) If the rate of pay in the former class is more than the maximum rate established for the new class, the pay shall be reduced to the maximum rate or an intermediate rate of the new range.
(c) If the rate of pay in the former class falls within the new rate of pay, the salary rate shall remain the same in the case of transfer and shall be increased in the case of a promotion and shall remain the same or adjusted to a lower step in case of a demotion.
(Ord. 89-10. Passed 6-17-91.)