§ 82-961. Implementation

(a) Employees of the county prior to the implementation of this plan who become covered by the judicial support personnel salary plan shall initially be placed in the step or position salary rate closest to their current salary or according to their experience and qualifications, assuming such employee qualifies for such salary according to the provisions of the plan.

(b) After an employee's salary has been moved to the proper step or position salary rate, their salary shall be adjusted by the policies, procedures and guidelines of the plan.

(c) On the implementation of this plan any employee whose salary is above the maximum salary for their position shall not be eligible for a salary increase of any kind until such time as their salary is within the approved salary range/rate and is otherwise allowed by this plan. This subsection does not apply to the additional compensation paid in accordance with subsections 82-965(d) and 82-966(a).

(d) Any criminal district court coordinator whose salary is above the maximum of a court coordinator V (the maximum of the court coordinator salary range) but subsequently becomes covered by the policies, procedures and guidelines of the plan pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be designated as a court coordinator V and compensated as such without regard to education and experience requirements set forth in the plan.

(e) No employee's salary will be reduced upon the implementation of this plan, and an employee whose salary is above the maximum salary for their position is not covered by the policies, procedures and guidelines of the plan until their salary is within the approved salary range/rate.

(f) Court coordinators below a court coordinator III will be moved to that level and will receive credit on a one-year for one-year basis of their prior service as a court coordinator with the county toward their eligibility to move to a court coordinator IV.

(Ord. No. 99-076, §§ 1-1—1-6, 1-12-1999)