Common use of Salary Grade Assignment Clause in Contracts

Salary Grade Assignment. When a new classification is created, the Human Resources Department will make an initial recommendation of the proposed salary grade assignment in writing. The Human Resources Department will provide the Association a copy of the recommendation, along with any supporting documentation and meet to discuss the proposed grade. The Association will have twenty-one (21) calendar days from the receipt of the proposed grade and supporting material to raise objections. If there are objections, the Association will notify the City of the dispute and provide the City the salary grade proposed by the Association, along with any supporting material. The City and the Association shall meet and confer the attempt to resolve the disagreement within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the receipt of the objections from the Association. This discussion shall take place prior to the filing of any grievance and shall not, in any way, infringe on any right guaranteed to either party. If disagreement still exists after the parties have met, the Association may then appeal the determination of the City by filing a grievance at the City Manager level. If there is still a disagreement after the City Manager has issued a decision, either party may file a Notice of Arbitration and proceed to binding arbitration. The City cannot change the grade of an existing classification by creating a new classification with job specifications that are substantially similar to those of the existing classification. Consequently, if the City creates a new job classification that has job duties that are substantially similar to the job duties of an existing classification, the grade of the existing classification will be assigned to the new classification. During the terms of this Agreement, no classifications will have their grades reassigned unless the City and the Association agree in writing to same.