ORD-2000-141 Personnel Ordinance Amendment - Equity/Retention Salary Adjustment

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3 Attachment Draft Personnel Ordinance Amendment Article V, Section 20, Equity/Retention Salary Adjustment (Changes Shown in Bold Type) 20.0 Equity/Retention Salary Adjustment 20.1 Purpose Within the availability of funds, the County provides for equity/retention salary adjustments to establish or re-establish equitable salary relationships among employees in a work unit or in related work units or to address retention needs, as approved by the County Manager. 20.2 Criteria For Granting Through the Equity/Retention process in Section 20.5, Equity/Retention Salary Adjustments may be granted to address: Equitable Salary Relationships -This includes the following types of situations: ❑ Salaries differ significantly and qualifications are substantially equal These are situations in which the salaries of employees performing the same type and level of work in the same or related work units differ by more than 10 percent when relevant individual characteristics (related education, skills, work experience, length of service, work performance) are substantially equal. ❑ Salaries are substantially equal and qualifications differ significantly These are situations in which employees performing the same type and level of work have the same or substantially equal salaries and one of the employees has substantially greater qualifications (related education, skills, work experience, past work performance). Either of the above situations may include inequities resulting from salary limitations on past promotional increases. Retention Needs -This includes the following types of situations: ❑ Labor market The need to reduce or prevent turnover due to critical market conditions that may affect retention when ✓ The position's duties are key to the accomplishment of essential County operations/functions and