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5.4 Reduction of Workforce Geneial: IT it is necessaty to i:educe pe1:Sonnel, temponity Employees and those . serving a probationaty period in affected job classes will be separated before regular Employees. Wtthin each of these groups, the seiection of Employees to be %etained shall be, based on merit, and ability as detetmined by the City Administrator, subject to Council App~va1.. . Lay-off: The City may layoff any Employee whenever such action is' made necessaty by' reason of shortage of work or funds, the abolition of a position, 6.f becau,se of changes in organization or other reason determined by the City Council. Two weeks advance written notice of the lay..off shall be given when the need for the layoff is" foreseeable. An Employee may be transferred to another position if the City Coun~ determines that such Employee is qualified and a pOsition is available. When a lay-off occurs in a job classification in which more than one Employee serves, ~<:a:tion and job performance as determined and applied by the City Council shall be the basis for detP.1'l'nining which Employees are Iaid-off unless otherwise required by law. Not DiscipJiwu:y Action: The suspension and dismissal procedures outlined in Section 17, Discipline, of these policies shall not apply to separation covered by reduction in force. 6. COMPENSATION AND WORK HOURS 6.1 General Policy Wages: All Employees of the City shall be compensated according to wage schedules or salaries as determined annually by the City Council upon the recommendation of the City Administrator. The Council may change'or modify the wages or salary of any job class at any time for budget reasons. Starting Wage: Ii1itial appointments to full-time positions will normally be made at the adopted wage for the applicable job class. Exceptions may be made to the startii1g rate at the discretion of the City' Council, based on additional education, tNining, qualifications and/or experience above that nottnally required for the positiOn. 6.2 Pay Periods Bi-weekly: Employees shall be paid by check, on alteNulte lhmsdays. The pay received by an Employee will be for the homs worked during the pay period plus anY holidays, compensatorr time, overtime, and PrO ..taken during the' period. ' ...:,' ',' f1