A. Annual Step Increase. Employees shall have their performance reviewed annually. Their salaries may be advanced after an annual performance review to the next higher step within the range based upon their performance. Such advancement may be made annually until the employee has reached the maximum rate of the pay range for their position. Dates for such review and advancements shall be the employee’s anniversary date and annually thereafter as adjusted by the number of calendar days that total leave without pay exceeds thirty (30) during the calendar year.

Annual step increases shall be within the city manager’s, or where appropriate the city council’s, sole and exclusive discretion, and shall be based on merit. A step increase must be earned and is not granted automatically. In determining whether or not to grant an annual step increase, the city manager, or city council where appropriate, shall give consideration to the objective evaluation of an employee’s work performance, recorded on a performance evaluation report. [Ord. 23-19 § 2, 2023; Ord. 05-15 § 2; Amd. 1, § 4 to Ord. 202; Ord. 202 § 3.125, 1992. Formerly 3.48.050.]