Common use of Downgrading Clause in Contracts

Downgrading. ‌ When a position is downgraded because of decreased responsibility or difficulty, the Fire Chief or designee may authorize continuation of the same salary rate payment to the incumbent employee that the employee received prior to the downgrading of the position by placing the employee on a “Y” step, provided that the employee shall receive no future salary increases until the salary rate of the position held exceeds the “Y” step. An employee whose position has been downgraded, and for which there is no comparable position, may be reinstated to the next comparable position.

Downgrading. ‌ When a position is downgraded because of decreased responsibility or difficulty, the Fire Chief or designee may authorize continuation of the same salary rate payment to the incumbent employee that the employee received prior to the downgrading of the position by placing the employee on a “Y” step, provided that the employee shall receive no future salary increases until the salary rate of the position held exceeds the “Y” step. An employee whose position has been downgraded, and for which there is no comparable position, may be reinstated to the next comparable position.