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September Z1, 2009 (Regular Meeting) Page 1575 No employee shall remain in a trainee status (pay below lowest amount for salary grade assigned to his or her job classification) for more than 12 months. This section will not apply to employees covered by the State Personnel Act that are designated as trainees by the Office of State Personnel. Section 6. Pay Rates in Promotion Demotion, Transfer, and Reclassification (a) When an employee is promoted to a position in a higher salary range, the employee shall be eligible for a salary level increase equivalent to the competitive market rate, not to exceed the job rate of the position, with a minimum increase of 10 levels (approximately So). (b) When an employee is demoted for nondisciplinary reasons or has a job status change which results in a lower salary range being assigned to the employee's job, the employee's pay shall remain the same (except that it shall not exceed 15 pay levels (approximately 7.50) over the maximum of the new range until general schedule adjustments or range revisions bring it back within the lower range); or his or her salary may be reduced to any amount in the lower salary range, as long as the reduced salary does not fall below the minimum salary rate of that range. (c) When an employee is demoted for disciplinary reasons which results in a lower salary range being assigned to the employee's job, the employee's pay will be placed at the job rate of the lower salary range or have his or her salary reduced by 20 pay levels (approximately 10~) whichever is less, upon the recommendation of the department head with the approval of the County Manager. In no case should the reduced salary fall below the minimum of the new salary range. (d) When an employee is transferred to a position in the same salary range, he or she will normally retain the same salary. Adjustments to the salary can be made for special situations, if justified, upon recommendation by the department head with the approval of the County Manager. (e) When a position is reclassified to a higher salary range, the employee in the position shall receive a 10 pay level increase (approximately 5°s) or an increase to the entry level of the new salary grade, whichever is greater. (f) When a position is reclassified to a lower salary range, the employee's salary in the position moves to the new range at the current rate of pay, it cannot exceed the maximum rate of pay of the salary grade by more than fifteen pay levels (approximately 7.5~) until general schedule adjustments or range revisions bring it back within the lower range. Section 7. Pay Rates in Pay Plan Adjustments When the Board of Commissioners approves a change in salary range for a class of positions, the salaries of the employees whose positions are allocated to that class shall be affected as follows: (a)When a class of positions is assigned to a higher salary range, employees in those positions shall receive a 10 pay level increase (approximately 5g) or an increase to the entry level of the new salary grade, whichever is greater. (b)When a class of positions is assigned to a lower salary range, employees will move to the new salary grade and will retain their current rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate of pay of the salary grade by more than 15 pay levels (approximately 7.5$) until general schedule adjustments or range revisions bring it back within the lower range. Section 8. Pay Rates For Interim Job Assignments Occasionally a position vacancy or the long term absence of the person in the position requires the temporary assignment of all or part of such a position's duties to another county employee. A temporary salary increase may