Whenever a classification is reallocated to a new salary range, the salary of any employee in that classification (except an employee in an acting capacity) shall be determined as follows:
A. Allocation to a Higher Salary Range. If the class is reallocated to a higher salary range, the employee shall be compensated at the step in the new salary range which is most nearly equivalent to what he/she was receiving in the range to which the class was previously allocated. With the approval of the personnel officer, the employee may be compensated at the same step in the new salary range as he/she was receiving at the range to which the class was previously allocated. The employee's anniversary date shall not change.
B. Allocation to a Lower Range. If the class is reallocated to a lower salary range the salary of the employee shall not change unless it is greater than the maximum step of the lower salary range, in which case, it shall be reduced to the maximum step of the new range. In lieu of a reduction in salary, the city manager may approve a "Y" rate for the employee. The employee's salary anniversary date shall not change.
(Ord. 86-03-970 § 1 (part), 1986)