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F . Effective July 1, 1998, employees will contribute <br /> one (1) salary rate range ( . 5%) of their regular <br /> monthly salary towards the provision of retiree <br /> health insurance premium reduction assistance . <br /> This will be funded in the form of a payroll <br /> deduction taken from the 1998-99 and 1999-00 salary <br /> increases, respectively. <br /> 4 . 4 Application of Basic Compensation Plan. The salary rate <br /> ranges and steps contained in Exhibit B are monthly <br /> salary rates . All officers and employees working in <br /> classifications of employment covered by this Agreement <br /> shall be compensated at a monthly rate, except that an <br /> employee hired for temporary work in a position which has <br /> an anticipated duration of less than six (6) months shall <br /> be paid at a rate per hour for actual time spent in the <br /> performance of the duties of his or her employment . Any <br /> hourly rate of pay, defined as the regular hourly rate of <br /> pay, shall be computed by dividing the monthly salary <br /> rate by 173 . 33 . In determining the hourly rate as herein <br /> provided, computation shall be made to the nearest whole <br /> cent and a computation resulting in exactly one-half cent <br /> shall fix the rate at the next higher whole cent . <br /> 4 . 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 <br /> rate range allocated to the class of employment for which <br /> he or she has been hired. In special instances where such <br /> new employee possesses unique and exceptional education, <br /> training and/or experience qualifications, the department <br /> head under whom the employee will serve, may submit a <br /> written request and justification to the City Manager for <br /> authorization to place such new employee on Step "B" or <br /> Step "C" within the allocated salary rate range, provided <br /> that such employee shall be assigned such salary step <br /> upon the commencement of his or her service in the <br /> classification of employment to which the salary rate <br /> range applies and such assignment having once been made <br /> shall remain in effect until the said employee shall be <br /> entitled to advance to the next salary step in accordance <br /> with the further provisions of this Article . <br /> 4 . 6 Service . The word "service" as used in this Agreement <br /> shall be deemed to mean continuous, full-time service in <br /> the classification in which the officer or employee is <br /> being considered for salary advancement, service in the <br /> higher classification or service in a classification <br /> allocated to the same salary rate range and having <br /> generally similar duties and requirements . Employees <br /> hired after the first (1st) working day of the month <br /> shall not be credited with "time-in-service" for that <br /> month when determining the length of service required for <br /> 9 <br />