An employee who is appointed to a position in a class allocated to a higher salary range than the class in which he/she formerly occupied a position shall receive the nearest higher monthly salary which is at least five percent higher than his/her previous base salary but in no case shall he/she be compensated above the top step of the new salary range unless the city council grants special approval. Payment in such new salary range shall commence at the beginning of the pay period in which the appointment became effective as indicated on the city personnel action form. The effective date of the promotion shall be the employee's new salary anniversary date.
(Ord. 86-03-970 § 1 (part), 1986)