SANTA ANA POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (6)

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Section 4 . Application of Basic Compensation Plan. The salary rate ranges and steps contained in Section 3 hereof are monthly salary rates. All officers and employees working in classifications of employment covered by this Agreement shall be compensated at a monthly rate, except that an employee hired for temporary work in a position which has an anticipated duration of less than six (6) months shall be paid at a rate per hour for actual time spent in the performance of the duties of his or her employ- ment. Any hourly rate of pay, defined as the regular hourly rate of pay, shall be computed by dividing the monthly salary rate by 173. 33. In determining the hourly rate as herein provided, computation shall be made to the nearest even cent and a computation resulting in an even one-half cent shall fix the rate at the next higher even cent. Section 5. Beginning Rates. A new employee of the City of Santa Ana shall be paid the rate shown as Step "A" in the salary rate range allocated to the class of employment for which he or she has been hired. In special instances where such new employee possesses unique and exceptional educational training and/or experience qualifications, the department head, under whom the employee will serve, may submit a written request and justification to the City Manager for authorization to place such new employee on Step "B" or Step "C" within the allocated salary rate range, provided that such employee shall be assigned such salary step upon the commencement of his or her service in the j classification or employment to which the salary rate range applies and such assignment having once been made shall remain in effect until the said employee shall be entitled to advance to the next salary step in accordance with the further provisions of this Article. Section 6. Service. The word "service" as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to mean continuous, full-time service in the classification in which the officer or employee is being considered for salary advancement, service in the higher classification or service in a classification allocated to the same salary rate range and having generally similar duties and requirements. Employees hired after the first (1st) working day of the month shall not be credited with "time in service" for that month when determining the length of service required for salary step advancement. A lapse of service by an officer or employee for a period of time longer than ten (10) calendar days by reason of resignation, quit, or discharge, shall serve to eliminate the accumulated length of service time of such officer or employee for the purpose of this Agreement and any such officer or employee -3-