(a) A promotion is the act of placing an employee in a position, which required greater skills, knowledge and abilities to perform more complex and responsible work than the employee was required to perform in his or her prior position. Vacancies in positions above the lowest classification in a classification series shall be filled, insofar as it is practicable, by promotion of current employees. The City shall post internally for five calendar days, vacancies which occur or come imminent within the organization, except in those cases where an employee is eligible for reinstatement from layoff to vacant position, and except in those cases where an eligible list is provided by the Civil Service Commission. During the five days posting period, any qualified employee wishing to apply shall submit a written application to the appointing authority or designee. The appointing authority or designee shall not be obligated to consider any applications submitted after the close of the posting period. The appointing authority shall evaluate the applicants based upon any job related bonafide qualification deemed appropriate. Should no applicant be deemed qualified, the appointing authority may recruit qualified applicants from outside the City organization
(b) Any employee promoted to a higher classification shall advance to the minimum probationary (P) step of the range assigned for that class except in the case of overlapping ranges, when the promoted employee shall be increased to that range at a rate of five percent above the employee’s current salary. However, no increase shall be granted to a level above the maximum rate established for the pay range.
(Ord. 02-013. Passed 8-26-02.)