(a) In General. An employee who is appointed to a full-time or part-time regular position within the Municipal service may receive a six-month step increase within the employee's pay range upon judgment of the employee's supervisor that the employee is performing the responsibilities in a satisfactory fashion, as judged by a performance appraisal that has been conducted by the employee's immediate supervisor within thirty days of the date of the potential step pay increase, provided that the employee has not achieved the top step in the particular pay grade.
Annual step increase shall be received each year thereafter on the anniversary of the employee’s six month step increase.
No step increase adjustment shall occur if the employee has served in the position, whether by promotion or initial appointment, for less than six months.
A non-probationary full-time or part-time employee may receive a step increase within the employee's pay range upon the judgment of the employee's supervisor that the employee is performing the responsibilities in a satisfactory fashion, as judged by a performance appraisal that has been conducted by the employee's immediate supervisor within thirty days of the date of the potential step pay increase, provided that the employee has not achieved the top step in the particular pay grade.
An employee shall not receive a step increase on more than one occasion during any six-month period.
(b) Exceptional Increases. While salary increases are ordinarily limited to one step, the City Manager may, in special circumstances, grant salary increases of two steps. Salary increases in excess of two steps shall require Council approval.
(c) Senior Director Pay Program.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of the Senior Director Pay Program is to pay a job for what it is worth, recognize and reward individual job performance and provide incentive for outstanding performance.
(2) Eligibility. The Senior Director Pay Program shall apply to those positions identified as Senior Directors in paragraph (e)(6) hereof.
(3) Performance review process. The City Manager will annually complete a performance evaluation form for each Senior Director, copies of which will be provided to the Senior Director and placed in the Senior Director's personnel file.
(4) Establishment of pay ranges. The City Manager shall recommend to Council pay ranges for those employees eligible for participation in the Senior Director Pay Program. In establishing the pay ranges, the City Manager shall consider how comparable communities and organizations are compensating similar positions for the upcoming year, internal and external market conditions and various economic indicators relating to the cost of living. Council shall review the pay ranges, and said ranges shall be subject to approval by Council through the adoption of an ordinance establishing Pay Table I and II.
(5) Placement of Senior Directors within pay ranges. Each year, effective the first pay period of the new fiscal year, the City Manager shall determine the placement of Senior Directors within the established pay ranges, based on their performance over the previous year. The Senior Director's performance shall be based on their annual performance review, as outlined in this section.
(6) "Senior Directors" shall mean the following positions: Finance Officer, Fire Chief, Police Chief, Parks and Recreation Director, Community Development Director, and Public Works Director, Human Resource Director and Information Technology Director.
(Ord. A-2065. Passed 12-23-96; Ord. A-2113. Passed 12-22-97; Ord. A-2192. Passed 12-13-99; Ord. A-2324. Passed 11-25-02; Ord. A-2401. Passed 9-27-04; Ord. A-2422. Passed 1-24-05; Ord. A-2464. Passed 12-12-05; Ord. A-2501. Passed 12-11-06; Ord. A-2594. Passed 12-8-08; Ord. A-2727. Passed 7-9-12; Ord. A-2778. Passed 12-9-13; Ord. A-2815. Passed 2-23-15; Ord. A-2841. Passed 12-14-15; Ord. A-2912. Passed 12-11-17; Ord. A-2918. Passed 1-22- 18; Ord. A-2990. Passed 12-9-19; Ord. A-3000. Passed 3-23-20; Ord. A- 3014. Passed 8-24-20; Ord. A-3029. Passed 12-14-20; Ord. A-3111. Passed 11-28-22.)