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range whichever is higher. <br />o May receive an increase of up to one step for each salary <br />grade involved in the promotion if he or she has the <br />commensurate qualifications. For example, a promotion from <br />Child Protective Services Social Worker to Child Protective <br />Services Supervisor would involve two salary grades (grade <br />70 to 72) and the employee could receive a 10 percent salary <br />increase, if warranted by his or her education and <br />experience. <br />u In exceptional cases with the approval of the Manager, may <br />receive a salary increase greater than one step for each <br />salary grade involved in the promotion. Such cases could <br />involve situations where the employee has qualifications <br />above those for the salary in the new range yielded by <br />granting one step for each grade or situations of severe labor <br />market pressure. <br />Reclassification <br />A reclassification occurs when an employee's current position is <br />reassigned from one classification to another classification at a <br />higher salary grade as a result of changes in job duties and <br />responsibilities. For example, a Deputy Sheriff I (salary grade <br />88) is reassigned from patrol duties to work as a narcotics <br />investigator. Personnel studies the position's changed duties <br />and responsibilities and this results in reclassification of that <br />position to Deputy SheriRMvestigator (salary grade 88). <br />The Attachment 1 draft Personnel Ordinance revision would <br />provide that salary setting for a reclassification to a higher salary <br />grade is handled in same way as for a promotion. <br />Resd For the Change <br />The draft Personnel Ordinance revision is designed to serve the <br />following objectives: <br />z To provide greater incentive to employees to pursue <br />promotion. A promotion requires the employee assume more <br />difficult and demanding duties. Often this involves <br />substantial additional work time and effort. The current <br />salary policy has resulted in some employee decisions not to <br />pursue promotion. <br />a To promote retention of the existing workforce by providing <br />greater advancement opportunity. <br />