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5.3 Reduction of Workforce <br />If it is necessary to reduce personnel, temporary Employees and those serving a <br />probationary period in affected job classes will be separated before regular Employees. <br />Within each of these groups, the selection of Employees to be retained shall be based on <br />merit and ability as determined by the City Administrator, subject to Council Approval. <br />Lay-off: The City may lay off any Employee whenever such action is made necessary by <br />reason of shortage of work or funds, the abolition of a position, because of changes in <br />organization, or other reason(s) determined by the City Council. Two -week advance <br />written notice of the lay-off shall be given when the need for the layoff is foreseeable. An <br />Employee may be transferred to another position if the City Administrator, with approval <br />by the City Council, determines that such an Employee is qualified, and a position is <br />available. When a lay-off occurs in a job classification in which more than one Employee <br />serves, qualification and job performance as determined and applied by the City Council <br />shall be the basis for determining which Employees are laid -off unless otherwise required <br />by law. <br />Not Disciplinary Action: The suspension and dismissal procedures outlined in Section <br />17, Discipline, of these policies shall not apply to separation covered by reduction in <br />force. <br />6.1 General Policy <br />Wages: All Employees of the City shall be compensated according to wage schedules or <br />salaries as determined annually by the City Council upon the recommendation of the City <br />Administrator. The Council may change or modify the wages or salary of any job class at <br />any time for budget reasons. <br />Starting Wage: Initial appointments to full-time positions will be made within the adopted <br />pay grade for the applicable job class. Exceptions may be made to the starting rate at the <br />discretion of the City Council upon recommendation of the City Administrator, based on <br />additional education, training, qualifications and/or experience above that normally <br />required for the position. <br />6.2 Pay Periods <br />Bi-weekly: Employees shall be paid by direct deposit, on alternate ThuFsdays <br />Wednesdays, unless the payday falls on a holiday, then the pay day would be either the <br />day before or the day after the holiday. The pay received by an Employee will be for the <br />hours worked during the pay period plus any holidays, compensatory time, overtime, and <br />PTO/ESST taken during the period. <br />Timecards: All Employee shall submit their timecards to their Supervisor on Monday by <br />noon following the end of the pay period. The Supervisor will sign off on each employee <br />Page 10 of 60 <br />