a.Any employee in a job which is reclassified with a different salary range shall be compensated at the step in the new salary range that does not result in a loss of pay. Upon recommendation of the department head, and approval of the City Manager, an employee in a position which is reclassified may be placed in a step of the new salary range for the new class which provides for an increase of approximately five (5) percent.

b.The salary of an employee whose position is reclassified to a classification with a lower salary range, and whose salary is above the maximum of the new salary range, shall be frozen at the salary of the old classification until the salary range of the new classification is equal to or exceeds the employee’s salary. This shall be referred to as “Y Rate.”

c.When an employee is reclassified, their anniversary shall be the first day of the following pay period one (1) year from the first day the employee was reclassified. If the employee is reclassified on the first day of a pay period, then the Anniversary Date shall be one (1) year from this date.