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Government Policy Manual
Merit and Certification Raises
This will allow the supervisors to give between 0 and 4 steps to any one employee. Employees
who have deserved something, but not a full 4 steps, can be rewarded appropriately to what they
have earned.
304.3 ALTERNATE MERIT RAISE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS
Certain positions require higher levels of education and/or experience and have little or no
opportunity for certifications that qualify an employee for a merit raise.
The following review frequency for step raise eligibility should be applied to the listed positions:
At 6 months of employment (end of introductory period). And every 12 months thereafter
• GIS Analyst I
• GIS Analyst II
• GIS Manager
• City Clerk
• Building Official
• Planner
• Staff Engineer
• City Engineer
• Public Works Director
• Assistant Public Works Director
• Building Maintenance Coordinator
• Street Foreman
• Sanitation Foreman
• Asset Management System Administrator
• IT Help Desk Manager
• IT System Administrator
• IT Infrastructure Manager
• Chief Information Technology Officer
• Economic Development Director
• Chief Financial Officer
• Deputy Treasurer/Controller
• Human Resource Director
• City Attorney
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Government Policy Manual
Merit and Certification Raises
• Recreation Director
• Recreation Program Manager
• Recreation Event Manager
• Cultural Arts Director
• Parks Director
• Police Chief
• Assistant Chief of Police
• Police Lieutenants
• Golf Professional
304.4 CERTIFICATION RAISE POLICY
Employees may be eligible for certification raises at the discretion of the Department Head and the
Mayer. Employees must receive approval from department heads prior to seeking certifications
that will be paid for by the City or that will result in an increase in pay. Gertifleations that employees
afe eligible fer are speeified for each department. Certifications that are not on the approved
list below may be eligible for raises, but only at the discretion and approval of the Department
Head and the Mayor. With the approval of the Mayor, a Department Head may limit the number
of certifications an employee may receive a raise for during their employment with the City.
Certifications that have been approved for each department and respective position are
specified in Appendix E.
Certification increases are 4% unless otherwise stated in Appendix E. Certifications that are not
on the approved list may be eligible for raises, but only at the discretion and approval of the
Department Head and the Mayor. With the approval of the Mayor, a Department Head may limit
the number of certifications raises an employee may receive during their employment with the City.
Certification raises are given only once and not repeated every year. Any part of a certification
raise that will move the base salary beyond step 41 in any pay range is to be awarded as a onetime
lump sum. Lump sum's are calculated as one year's worth of increase in wage.
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