Common use of Advancement Within Salary Range Clause in Contracts

Advancement Within Salary Range. A. In order to properly compensate an employee, advancement in salary shall be based on merit. B. Advancements in salary shall not be automatic, but shall depend upon increased service value of the employee to the City. C. The department head and/or the employee's immediate supervisor shall be responsible to evaluate employees fairly in an unbiased fashion for the determination of job performance. Advancement shall be made only upon recommendation of the department head with approval of the City Manager or his designee. D. Employees beginning at A step must be reviewed for performance advancement prior to the completion of six months of service from the date of appointment. Thereafter, an employee must be reviewed at least once every twelve months from the effective date of his last performance step increase, special performance advancement or promotion. Nothing contained herein shall restrict the department head from denying the increase after evaluation, nor shall it prevent him from recommending a special performance advancement in salary at any time when unusual or outstanding achievement has been demonstrated. E. It shall be the responsibility of each supervisor to establish realistic achievement levels for each step increase within a salary range. Achievement levels may be formal or informal and shall be reviewed by the department head for the purpose of maintaining uniformity of standards throughout the department.

Advancement Within Salary Range. A. In order to properly compensate an employee, advancement in salary shall be based on merit.on B. Advancements in salary shall not be automatic, but shall depend upon increased service value of the employee to the City. C. The department head and/or the employee's immediate supervisor shall be responsible to evaluate employees fairly in an unbiased fashion for the determination of job performance. Advancement shall be made only upon recommendation of the department head with approval of the City Manager or his designee. D. Employees beginning at A step must be reviewed for performance advancement prior to the completion of six months of service from the date of appointment. Thereafter, an employee must be reviewed at least once every twelve months from the effective date of his last performance step increase, special performance advancement or promotion. Nothing contained herein shall restrict the department head from denying the increase after evaluation, nor shall it prevent him from recommending a special performance advancement in salary at any time when unusual or outstanding achievement has been demonstrated. E. It shall be the responsibility of each supervisor to establish realistic achievement levels for each step increase within a salary range. Achievement levels may be formal or informal and shall be reviewed by the department head for the purpose of maintaining uniformity of standards throughout the department.