ATCEMS EA Meet & Confer Agreement 2018

c) For Fiscal Year 2020-2021

Effective with the first pay period of Fiscal Year 2020-2021, the pay scale attached hereto as Appendix C-1 shall apply to all Uniformed Staff covered by this Agreement. The pay scale reflects a 2.0% increase to base wages.

d) For Fiscal Year 2021-2022

Effective with the first pay period of Fiscal Year 2021-2022 the pay scale attached hereto as Appendix D-1 shall apply to all Uniformed Staff under this Agreement regularly assigned to a 24/72 schedule. Effective with the first full pay period after April 1, 2022 the pay scale attached hereto as Appendix D-2 shall apply to all Uniformed Staff covered by this Agreement. The pay scale in Appendix reflects a 1% increase to base wages.

e) Step Placement

Uniformed Staffmembers shall be placed in the step plan based on the most recent date of hire with the Department subject to any subsequent break in service.

For employees who left the Department to work with the STARFlight program in Travis County and subsequently returned to work for the Department as of August 30, 2013, their tenure for purposes of step placement and longevity will be their initial hire date with the Department.

t) When Base Wages Exceed Step Placement

It is understood that during each fiscal year, the base wages for some employees may be in excess of the step in which they are placed and they will not receive an increase under the step plan. Uniformed Staff members whose base wages are in excess of their step at the beginning of each fiscal year will not receive a step increase, but will receive the base wage increases at the same percentage rate as other employees under this Agreement.

This Section shall continue in effect after the expiration of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years, should another meet and confer agreement not be in effect between the parties.

g) Step Placement Adjustment

If the parties agree that an employee has been placed into the wrong step, the placement will be adjusted by the CITY. Such adjustment shall not be subject to a grievance, arbitration or district court adjudication.

Section 2.

Education Incentive Pay:

a) A Uniformed Staff member shall be entitled to Education pay, at only the highest qualifying rate, as follows:

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