A. The pay plan assigns pay ranges to varying levels of expertise and responsibility outlined by grades in the classification plan. The amount of money paid to employees depends on the money appropriated by the city commission for payroll costs in the city's budget.
B. The pay plan consists of pay grades, which specify pay ranges for each job assigned to that grade.
C. The actual pay range assigned to each grade and the wage assigned are determined after consulting several salary surveys. The surveys are to learn what other employers in the Lovington area and other cities are paying their workers. (Ord. 435 § 9.2, 2001)