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106 Section 4. Amendment of Position Classification Plan Classes of positions shall be added to and deleted from the position classification plan upon the recommendation of the county manager by the commissioners. ARTICLE III. THE PAY PLAN Section 1. Adoption The schedule of salary ranges and class titles assigned to salary ranges, as set forth in Appendix B is hereby adopted as the pay plan for the county. Section 2. Maintenance of the Pay Plan The county manager shall be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the pay plan. The pay plan is intended to provide equitable compensation for all positions when considered in relation to each other, to general rates of pay for similar employment in the private sector and in other public jurisdictions in the area, to changes in the cost of living, to financial conditions of the county and other factors. To this end, the county manager shall from time to time make comparative studies of all factors affecting the level of salary ranges and shall recommend to the commissioners such changes in salary ranges as appear to be warranted. Section 3. Use of Salary Ranges Salary ranges are intended to furnish administrative flexibility in recognizing individual performance among employees holding positions in the same class by rewarding employees for meritorious service. The following general provisions will govern the granting of within-the-range pay increments: (a) minimum rate established for the class is the normal hiring rate, except in those cases where unusual circumstances appear to warrant appointment at a higher rate. Appointment above the minimum step may be made on the recommendation of the department head with the approval of the county manager when deemed necessary in the best interest of the county. Above-the-minimum appointments will be based on such factors as the qualifications of the applicant being higher than the desirable education and training for the class, a shortage of qualified applicants available at the minimum step, and the refusal of qualified applicants to accept employment at the minimum step. (b) Ail county employees will receive an automatic one-step pay increase on the anniversary date of their time in grade and class for the first, second, and third year of time in grade and class up through Step 4. (c) Ail other steps are reserved to reward employees for meritorious service. Each year, the county manager may require department heads to consider the eligibility of employees to receive incre- ments and to recommend such advancement or retention at the same rate. Department heads shall consider all factors affecting employee performance and shall submit their recommendations in writing, giving the reasons whether to advance or retain the employee at the same rate. Ail such advancements and retentions must be approved by the county manager. Section 4. Payment at a Listed Rate All employees covered by the salary plan shall be paid at a listed rate within the salary ranges established for their respective job classes except for employees in a trainee status, or employees whose present salaries are above the established maximum rate following transition to a new pay plan.