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B. PROGRESS THROUGH THE STEP PLAN <br /> • 1. Advancement from the initial Step 1 occurs at six months after employee's the <br /> date of hire and on the employee's anniversary date thereafter until the employee <br /> reaches Step 5, unless otherwise recommended by the City Administrator and <br /> approved by the City Council. <br /> 2. Advancement to each step shall occur only after a performance evaluation rated <br /> satisfactory or better has been conducted by an employee's supervisory and <br /> approved by the Department Head, City Administrator, and the City Council. <br /> 3. The City Administrator shall determine and make recommendations to the City <br /> Council at which step a new employee shall begin on the Five Step Plan. The <br /> initial Step placement shall be based on experienced and training. <br /> C. STEP 5 ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT <br /> 1. The Stanton Mean for each position will be adjusted annually. In ori r=,:t;: ;:G�.�. a4 <br /> consistent with the fluctuations of the Stanton Group 5 Mean and to also remain <br /> consistent with each position's professional compensation comparison. <br /> 2. In July of each year, DCA Stanton published the current year's position salary <br /> ranges and position means. If, in July, it is indicated that the Stanton mean for a <br /> position is higher than originally projected at the end of the previous year, the <br /> • position's Step will be adjusted in December to the July Stanton mean. The new <br /> Step 5 will become the year end Step 5 for purposed of calculating the subsequent <br /> year's highest salary step. <br /> 3. A sample computation is indicated below: <br /> (All calculations in each sample computation are based on monthly salary) <br /> STEP 5 ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT <br /> MONTHLY SALARY <br /> CURRENT YEAR STEP 5 $1758 <br /> JULY STANTON MEAN $1775 <br /> DIFFERENCE $17 <br /> ADJUSTED STEP 5 $1775 <br /> D. TIME FRAME <br /> The annual adjustment of a position's Step 5, not represented by a collective bargaining unit, <br /> shall occur prior to the end of December and prior to the Annual Compensation Adjustment or <br /> 0 any Pay Equity Adjustment. The Adjusted Step 5 is a calculation used to determine the <br /> subsequent year's Step 5 and is not implemented until the following January 1st. <br /> 1 <br />