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4 <br /> <br />ARTICLE 7 <br />GRADES AND CLASSIFICATIONS <br /> <br />7.01 Grades: For the purpose of salary determination, the classifications of office, professional and <br />clerical Employees will be as follows: <br /> <br />Grade 2 Community Service Officer <br />Grade 5 Admin Support; <br /> Admin Support – Police; <br /> Municipal Services Assistant; <br /> Public Works Support Rep & Utility Billing Clerk (PWSRUBC) <br />Grade 7 Management Assistant; <br /> Planning Assistant <br />Grade 10 Accountant; <br /> IT Technician <br />Grade 11 City Planner <br />Grade 12 City Planner – Senior <br /> <br /> 7.011 Exempt Positions: For the purposes of overtime determinations the following <br />positions are classified as Exempt, and thereby not eligible for overtime: <br /> <br /> Grade 10 Accountant, IT Technician <br /> Grade 11 City Planner <br /> Grade 12 City Planner-Senior <br /> <br />7.02 Anniversary Date: Employees hired after the execution of this agreement shall progress on the <br />scale (steps) on the anniversary date of their hire. Current Employees will remain on current schedule of <br />adjusted anniversary dates. The Adjusted Anniversary Date applies to those employees who were employed <br />prior to January 1, 2016. The anniversary date for those employees for pay and performance was adjusted <br />at that time to accommodate the adoption of the City’s current organizational pay structure. It does not apply <br />to the Employee’s actual employment date for the purpose of time in service or PERA. Employees hired after <br />January 1, 2016 have an anniversary date based on their date of hire. <br /> <br />7.03 COLA: The Cost of Living Adjustment for this contract shall be: 3% increase effective 01/01/2021; <br />2% increase effective 01/01/2022; and 1% increase effective 07/01/2022. <br /> <br />7.04 Pay Grade Scale: See Exhibit A. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE 8 <br />COMPENSATION <br /> <br />8.01 Initial Placement: New Employees will be placed on the salary schedule as agreed between the <br />Employee and the Employer. However, initial placement shall not exceed the 3rd step, and placement above <br />the initial step shall be done only upon notification to the Union by the City Administrator and placement shall <br />be subject to the provisions of Article 16 of this Agreement. <br /> <br /> 8.011 Pay Changes: An Employee moving to a position of a lower grade shall be placed in <br />the new grade on the same step as occupied in the previous grade. An Employee promoted to a <br />higher grade shall in no situation lose pay and shall receive a minimum of a 10% increase in pay. <br /> <br />8.02 Paydays: Paydays shall be on a biweekly schedule. When a payday falls on a holiday, checks <br />will be issued on the previous workday. Exception: Christmas holiday falls on Tuesday or Wednesday. If <br />exception is met a minimum of a 7 day notice will be provided to Employees. <br /> <br />8.03 Comparable Worth: The wages provided herein may be increased during the term of this contract <br />for purposes of complying with the conditions of M.S. 471.991 through 471.998 as amended.