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however, balance with the annual total of base pay allocated for each position in the respective
budget year.
3.07 Base Pay for Non-Exempt, Law Enforcement Positions: Base pay calculations for covered
members of the bargaining unit shall be paid in accordance with the applicable provisions of an
existing labor agreement.
3.08 Longevity Pay: Excluding elected officials, longevity pay will be allocated to each Nueces
County Employee based on the total number of years of service he/she has completed as of
September 30, of each year. The amount will be computed monthly at the rate of $5.00 for each year
of service completed up to thirty. In effect the maximum longevity pay an employee could receive
would be ($5 x 30 = $150) one hundred, fifty dollars per month. Annually (on or about October 1) or
when ever fiscal urgency requires, the Commissioners Court may adjust or eliminate the rate of
longevity pay. Longevity pay calculations for covered members of the bargaining unit shall be paid
in accordance with the applicable provisions of an existing labor agreement for hours actually
worked.
3.09 Red Line Rate: Red Lined means a rate of pay in excess of the maximum rate prescribed for
the classification of any specific position. For example, any employee whose existing salary was
found excessive for that class of work, at the time that Ray and Associates completed the county's
compensation study, will be considered at "Red Line Rate". A Red Line Rate shall be assigned only
if an employee (immediately prior to the implementation date of the current classification and
compensation plan) is paid at a rate higher than the maximum for his or her prescribed class. In all
such cases, that employee's salary shall remain unchanged while he/she remains in such class, or
until changes in "Structure" result in that salary falling below the new maximum. Red line rate shall
not apply for covered members of the bargaining unit, who shall be paid in accordance with the
applicable provisions of an existing labor agreement.
Re-Employed / Reinstated Employees: Individuals who are re-employed or reinstated will be subject
to the restoration of longevity pay in accordance with the time of service.
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW APPOINTMENTS:
3.10 Starting Salary: The classification and starting salary for all new hires or appointments will
be determined by Commissioners Court. Newly hired employees shall be placed at the entry level of
the authorized pay group for the job class into which they are appointed. Starting salary for entry
level covered members of the bargaining unit shall be paid in accordance with the applicable
provisions of an existing labor agreement.
3.11 In-Grade Transfer: If an employee is transferred to a job in the same pay group, the salary
will remain the same.
REINSTATEMENT:
3.12 If reinstated to the same class, an employee appointed from a reinstatement list after having
been laid off pursuant to Chapter VI, shall be paid at a rate (in the current range for the class) at
which he/she was paid when laid off. Reinstatement to positions other than the class held at the time
of lay-off will be treated as "new appointments" and will be re-classified by the Commissioners
Court under the provisions of paragraph 3.11 above.
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Approved by Commissioners Court on January _____, 2013