Except as otherwise provided by this section, all new employees shall be appointed at the first step of the salary range for the particular class in which the appointment is made. When in the judgment of the city manager and with the recommendation of the department head, the education, training and experience of a proposed employee are superior and justify a salary in excess of the first step, the city manager may authorize an appointment to a position at a higher step in the salary range. Initial employment at a salary step other than the first step may be authorized by the city manager when a particularly difficult recruiting problem for a class is found to exist.
(Ord. 86-03-970 § 1 (part), 1986)