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4 <br />Attachment <br />/ The position's required knowledge, skills, and abilities are acknowledged and <br />documented as being difficult to recruit or having a critical labor market <br />shortage according to market salary data and recruitment data. <br />p Retention <br />To retain a critical employee who has received a job offer with a similar level <br />of responsibility and a higher level of compensation outside the County. <br />20.3 <br />2o.a <br />Eli~,ible Employees <br />A full-time permanent or part-time permanent employee with proficient or higher <br />work performance. <br />Equity/Retention Increase Amount <br />The salary adjustment amount may not exceed a two step increase (about 10 <br />percent) i~s~se within the fiscal year and is subject to the availability of <br />funding. <br />No employee may receive an adjustment that results in the employee's salary <br />being above the maximum of the current salary range. <br />Special Circumstance: <br />When necessitated by retention needs as defined in the "Retention Needs" <br />section of this Ordinance and when a Retention Salary Adjustment would <br />cause the employee's salary to exceed the salary range maximum, the <br />Manager may approve a temporary amendment to the classification and pay <br />plan to change the salary grade for the assigned classification. In this case <br />the employee's salary is set as provided in this Ordinance for a <br />reclassification. Any such amendment is temporary pending a future <br />classification and pay study of the position that will assign a permanent <br />classification and salary grade. <br />20.5 Review and Anoroval Process <br />Any Equity/Retention Adjustment requires the Manager's advance written <br />approval. <br />The department head submits a recommendation for any equity/retention <br />adjustment including documentation of the specific circumstances warranting the <br />request and supporting data to the Personnel Director. <br />The Personnel Department organizes and administers the process for department <br />submission of any equity%retention adjustment recommendation, including <br />