Marysville Municipal Code Art. 3 Compensation Plan Administration

The compensation plan is designed to provide a fair, equitable, and orderly method for compensating employees in the Career service.

Together with the classification plan, the compensation plan provides the structure within which employees in the Career service discharge their respective duties and are compensated for their services.

The compensation plan shall set forth the basic salary schedule, which shall consist of a series of pay grades with associated minimum and maximum monthly rates of pay, one pay grade for each class of positions included in the classification plan.

History: Amended 1/2015, 7/2015.

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Specific Authority: Resolution No. 2015-04; Resolution No. 2015-32.

All persons employed in positions designated in the Career service shall be paid in accordance with the rates of pay for their respective job classifications as established by the compensation plan.

The Council may, at any regular meeting or special meeting duly called for that purpose, adopt or adjust the basic salary schedule by resolution.

(a) When adopted or adjusted by the Council, the compensation plan shall constitute the city's pay schedule for all classes of positions in the Career service, and shall be effective until amended or until a new compensation plan is adopted by the Council.

The City Manager shall set the specific salary on initial appointment, subject to the limitations of this Section and budgetary constraints.

(a) Generally, and except as otherwise provided in this Article, a new employee shall be paid the minimum rate of pay for the class to which appointment is made.

(b) If a candidate exceeds the minimum qualifications or employment standards stated in the class specifications and will not accept appointment at the minimum rate of pay for the class, he/she may be appointed above the minimum rate; provided, however, that no appointment shall be made at a rate of pay above the maximum of the salary range for the pay grade.

(c) Appointments above the minimum rate of pay shall require a written justification setting forth the considerations which the employing department director relied upon in requesting the higher rate of pay.

In order to reward meritorious service, to serve as continuing motivation for future service, to encourage careers with the city, and to recognize individual differences in employee performance, salary increases may be given to permanent employees in the Career service pursuant to provisions of this Section.

(a) Advancement within a salary range shall not be automatic, but shall be given only upon the affirmative recommendation of the employing department director and approval of the City Manager.

(b) No employee in the Career service shall receive an increase in his rate of pay pursuant to this Section which has not first been substantiated by written evaluation of job performance.

(c) A full-time employee is eligible for consideration for a merit increase annually on his anniversary date.

(d) A part time employee is eligible for consideration for a merit increase upon the completion of every 2,080 hours of satisfactory work.

(e) A merit increase may be in any amount which does not cause an employee's salary to exceed the maximum rate of pay established for his pay grade.

(f) Any eligible employee who does not receive a merit increase on his anniversary date shall remain eligible at any time thereafter for consideration, upon satisfactory job performance and recommendation of the employing department director, as provided in this Section.

(1) A deferred merit increase pursuant to this section shall take effect not earlier than the date of the satisfactory performance evaluation.

(2) For purposes of further annual increases, a new anniversary date shall be established, effective on the date of salary advancement.

(a) An employee's anniversary date shall be postponed by one month for each month or major portion thereof that the employee is on leave of absence without pay.

(b) Leaves of absence with pay shall have no effect on anniversary dates.

Where the salary of an incumbent employee who is granted status pursuant to Section 8014 exceeds the maximum salary of the class to which the position is reallocated, the salary of the incumbent shall remain unchanged at the time of reallocation and thereafter until the maximum salary rate of the pay grade of the new class exceeds the incumbent's salary.

(a) For purposes of further annual increases in the new class, the anniversary date shall remain unchanged from the effective date on which the incumbent was reallocated to the new class.

(a) An employee who is transferred as herein provided shall receive the same rate of pay as he formerly received immediately prior to transfer.

(b) For purposes of further annual increases, the anniversary date shall remain the same as before transfer.

(a) On promotion as herein provided, an employee's basic salary shall be increased by ten percent (10%), or it shall be set at the minimum rate of pay for the new class, whichever is greater.

(b) For purposes of further annual increases in the new class, a new anniversary date shall be established, effective on the date of promotion.

(a) On demotion as herein provided, an employee's salary shall remain unchanged, or it shall be set at the maximum rate of pay for the new class, whichever is less.

(b) For purposes of further annual increases in the new class, the anniversary date shall remain the same as before demotion.

A qualified employee may be required to work in a vacant higher classification on a temporary, incidental or emergency basis, and shall do so at no increase in pay for a continuous period of twenty (20) working days for each occurrence, except as otherwise provided in this Section.

(a) If the employee is required to perform the duties for a period exceeding twenty (20) working days, the employee should be given a temporary promotion to the higher classification and be paid the appropriate rate for the higher classification, as provided by rules governing promotions.

(b) Neither time spent working above class nor any temporary increase in pay granted therefor shall affect the employee's eligibility for consideration for normal merit increase advancement within his permanent class.

(c) At the conclusion of the temporary promotion, the employee's pay shall revert to the regular rate established for his/her authorized position.

(d) An employee temporarily promoted to fill a vacant position on an acting basis before a permanent appointment can be made, except a temporary occupancy of a higher-level position without competition pursuant to Section 8406(d)(3), can be compensated in accordance with Section 8110 from the first hour of the first day of the acting appointment, as approved by the City Manager.

History: Amended 7/2015.

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Specific Authority: Resolution No. 2015-32.