HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-1831 SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ON PROMOTION OR DEMOTION OF CITY EMPLOYEES. ORDINANCE NO. /f,....3/
• AN ORDINANCE relating to city employees; providing for salary adjust-
ments on the promotion or demotion of city employees;
amending Section 2.20.060 of the City of Yakima Munict,-
pal Code; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 2.20.060 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"2.20.060 Transfer, promotion, reclassification, demotion •
or reinstatement of employees. When an employee is transferred,
promoted, reclassified, demoted or reinstated, the employee's
rate of pay for the •new position shall be determined as follows:
1. Transfer. An employee transferred to another position
in the same class will continue to receive the same
rate of pay until the employee is promoted or demoted.
2. Promotion/Reclassification. An employee promoted or
reclassified Eo a position in a class having a higher
pay range shall receive a salary increase as follows:
a. If the employee's rate of pay in the lower class
is below the minimum salary of the higher class,
the employee's rate of pay shall be increased
to the minimum rate of the higher class.
b. If the employee's rate of pay in the lower class
falls within the range of pay for the higher class,
the employee shall be •advanced to the pay step
in the higher range which is next higher in amount
above the employee's pay before promotion.
c. In the case of promotion, within range increases
shall be granted in accordance with Section
2.20.040 (b).
d. In the case of reclassification, the employee shall
be eligible for a within range increase on the
employee's normal anniversary date. For employees
who have been at the maximum of the salary range
for more than one year, the date of reclassifica-
tion shall become the employee's anniversary
date for'future within range increases.
3. Demotion. An employee demoted from a position in one
class to another class having a lower pay range shall
receive a salary decrease.
a. If the rate of pay of the employee in the higher
class is above the maximum salary for the lower
class, the employee's rate of pay will be decreased
to the maximum rate of the lower class.
b. If the rate of pay of the employee in the
higher class is within the pay range of the lower
class, the employee's rate of pay shall be reduced
to the next lower pay step in the range."
Section 2. This ordinance is one to provide for the immediate
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preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and wel-
fare of the people of the City of Yakima and an emergency is hereby
declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSEXY THE CI'Y COUNCIL, signed and approved this cZ9e-eL-
day oP.--4- '75.
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Mayor
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