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as defined by Section 130.3(c) of the Civil Service Law, at a basic annual

salary rate equal to or higher than the job rate of the employee’s salary grade

and has attained a performance rating of “satisfactory” or its equivalent,
shall receive the associated longevity payment in either April or October

following the date they reach the eligible years of service.
§7.3 Movement from Hiring Rate to Job Rate

(a) Employees who complete one (1) year of service in full-time
employment status at a basic annual salary rate which is below the job rate

of their salary grade, whose performance at the completion of each year of
service is rated at least "satisfactory" or its equivalent, shall be eligible to

receive an increment advance.
For the purpose of determining the date upon which the year of service is

completed, any pay period for which the employee was on leave without
pay or on leave with less than full pay for the full payroll period will not

be counted.
(b) Increment advances will be payable to eligible employees on April 1

or October 1 of the fiscal year immediately following completion of each
year of service in grade. Increment advances shall be an amount equal to

one-seventh of the difference between the hiring rate and the job rate of the
grade. Employees hired or promoted on or after April 2 and through

October 1 will have an increment anniversary date of October 1.
Employees hired or promoted on or after October 2 and through April 1

will have an April 1 increment 24 anniversary date. All hired or promoted
employees will be required to serve at least one year before receiving their

increment. Once the increment is received, subsequent increments will

begin on the appropriate increment anniversary date of either October 1 or
April 1. The creation of a second increment anniversary date will continue
the practice that all employees will serve at least one year before the

increment is paid but no employee will wait longer than one and one-half

years.
(c) An employee's salary may not exceed the job rate as a result of an
increment advance.

§7.4 Promotions

(a) Employees who are promoted, or otherwise advanced to a higher
salary grade will be paid at the hiring rate of the higher grade or will receive

a percentage increase in basic annual salary determined as indicated below,

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