Exceptional Qualifications. At the request of the appointing authority and subsequent to a recommendation by the Personnel Director, the County Executive may approve a salary above the established entry step for the class in order to recruit an individual who has demonstrated superior knowledge and ability in the civil service examination process and whose combined education and experience represent substantially better preparation for the duties of the class than required by the minimum employment standards. In the application of this provision, consideration is given to current employees in the same class who possess comparable qualifications and, if determined equivalent, adjustments should be made by the County Executive. For regular employees, the salary level at which initial appointments are made to classes with more than one (1) salary level, and advancement from the lower to the higher level of class (for example, from Level I to Level II) is at the discretion of the appointing authority provided the minimum qualifications in the class specification are met. a. Increases to steps above the entry step are based on performance and length of service. The employee is eligible for a step increase after the equivalent of at least twenty-six (26) biweekly pay periods of full-time eligible service since their step increase date. b. Except as otherwise provided below, an employee's step increase date is the first day of the first full biweekly pay period in any class or the date of their last step increase, whichever is most recent. c. An employee's step increase may be deferred while they are in provisional or probationary status. Upon receipt of a deferred increase, the employee's step increase date is the same as it would have been had the increase not been deferred; and retroactive payment will be made. d. Upon change in class which results in a salary decrease, an employee retains the same step increase date. e. Upon promotion, an employee will receive a new step increase date when the salary increase is 9.5% or higher. f. Employees at Step "9" do not have a step increase date, and service in Step "9" is not be considered as eligible service for future step increases. g. Continuous extra-help employment up to fifty-two (52) weeks of full-time service, or the equivalent, is considered as eligible service for a step increase for an employee who is appointed to a regular position without a break in service. Extra- help employees are subject to all other provisions of this section governing step increases. h. Overtime work is not considered as eligible service. i. A step increase may be denied only for just cause. a. This provision applies when the Director of Personnel Services determines that an error has been made in relation to the base salary, overtime cash payment, or paid leave accruals, balances, or usage or for medical insurance premiums or life insurance premiums. The County, for purposes of future compensation, adjust compensation to the correct amount. The Director will give written notice to the employee. b. As used in this section:
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement