A. Initial Employment. A newly hired employee is assigned to the step in the pay range for the employee’s position that the mayor selects after considering the department head’s recommendation. In making the assignment, the mayor considers the employee’s prior job experience and abilities, the current labor market for similar positions, and the employee’s qualifications for the position.

B. Transfer, Promotion or Reclassification. The pay of an employee who is transferred does not change upon the transfer, except that it is changed to the minimum rate of pay in the pay range for the employee’s new position if that rate exceeds the employee’s current rate of pay. An employee who is promoted shall be assigned to the step in the pay range for the employee’s new position that reflects the employee’s qualifications and increases the employee’s pay by at least five percent. An employee whose position is reclassified to a grade with a higher pay range shall be assigned to the step in the new pay range that increases the employee’s pay by at least three percent.

C. Reemployment or Reinstatement.

D. Rehire. A former employee who is rehired after voluntary separation from city employment is assigned to the step in the pay range for the employee’s new position that the mayor selects in the same manner as for a newly hired employee, taking into account the employee’s qualifications and experience at the time of rehire; provided, that if the employee is rehired in the same or a lower grade, the mayor may approve assignment of the employee to a step in the pay range that best reflects the employee’s length of prior city service.

E. Demotion. The mayor shall assign an employee demoted for disciplinary reasons or in lieu of layoff to the step in the pay range for the employee’s new position that is appropriate given the employee’s overall level of performance. (Ord. 09-44 § 4, 2009)