Advanced Placement on Scale. At the discretion of the Employer, a newly hired police officer may be placed at a wage step other than the entry level step. The step placement shall be made at the time of original appointment and no wage step adjustments shall be made at any other time. The new police officer shall then advance through the pay scale in accordance with Section 17.2. The following criteria shall be used by the Director of Public Safety for the placement of a new police officer at a wage step commensurate with these requirements:
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement