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anticipated duration of less than six (6) months shall be paid at a rate <br /> per hour for actual time spent in the performance of the duties of his or <br /> her employment. Any hourly rate of pay, defined as the regular hourly <br /> rate of pay, shall be computed by dividing the monthly salary rate by <br /> 173.33. In determining the hourly rate as herein provided, computation <br /> shall be made to the nearest whole cent and a computation resulting in <br /> exactly one-half cent shall fix the rate at the next higher whole cent. <br /> Section 5. Beginning Rates. A new employee of the City of Santa Ana <br /> shall be paid the rate shown as Step "A" in the salary rate range <br /> allocated to the class of employment for which he or she has been hired. <br /> In special instances where such new employee possesses unique and <br /> exceptional educational training and/or experience qualifications, the <br /> department head under whom the employee will serve, may submit a written <br /> request and justification to the City Manager for authorization to place <br /> such new employee on Step "B" or Step "C" within the allocated salary <br /> rate range, provided that such employee shall be assigned such salary <br /> step upon the commencement of his or her service in the classification or <br /> employment to which the salary rate range applies and such assignment <br /> having once been made shall remain in effect until the said employee <br /> shall be entitled to advance to the next salary step in accordance with <br /> the further provisions of this Article. <br /> Section 6. Service. The word "service" as used in this Agreement <br /> shall be deemed to mean continuous, full-time service in the <br /> classification in which the officer or employee is being considered for <br /> salary advancement, service in the higher classification or service in a <br /> classification allocated to the same salary rate range and having <br /> generally similar duties and requirements. Employees hired after the <br /> first (1st) working day of the month shall not be credited with <br /> "time-in-service" for that month when determining the length of service <br /> required for salary step advancement. A lapse of service by an officer <br /> or employee for a period of time longer than thirty (30) calendar days by <br /> reason of resignation, quit, or discharge, shall serve to eliminate the <br /> accumulated length of service time of such officer or employee for the <br /> purpose of this Agreement and any such officer or employee reentering the <br /> service of the City shall be considered as a new officer or employee, <br /> except that he or she may be reemployed within two (2) years and may be <br /> placed in the same salary step in the appropriate salary range as he or <br /> she was at the time of termination of employment. <br /> Section 7. Advancement Within Ranges. The following regulations <br /> shall govern salary advancement within rate ranges: <br /> A. Length of Service Advancements. After the salary of an <br /> officer or employee has been first established and fixed under this plan, <br /> such officer or employee shall be advanced from Step "A" to Step "B" or <br /> from Step "B" to Step "C", whichever is the next higher step to that on <br /> which the officer or employee has been previously paid, effective the <br /> first day of the month following the date of completion of the length of <br /> service required for such advancement as provided in Section 2 of this <br /> Article. <br /> -4 - <br />