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ARTICLE 10 <br />COMPENSATION <br />Section 1. All new employees will receive upon hire at least the minimum pay step salary as <br />delineated in the Proposed Sergeant Pay Plan and Proposed Officer Pay Plan ("Pay Plan") approved <br />by the City Commission. The Pay Plan may be revised from time -to -time based on a total <br />compensation survey pursuant to Section 5 below. Nothing restricts the City, at its sole discretion, <br />from starting a new employee at a higher step in order to compensate for superior experience or other <br />such relevant consideration. <br />Section 2. After one year of initially being maxed out, an employee will receive a lump sum <br />payment equivalent to the same percentage increase that the City Manager secures for general <br />employees as authorized by the budgetary process. This lump sum payment will not be included in <br />base salary. <br />Section 3, Promotions. In the event of a promotion, an employee will be placed in the <br />minimum pay step of his/her promoted position or the next highest step which will result in the <br />employee receiving no less than a 5.0% increase in his/her previous salary. <br />Section 4. Salary Ranges. All employees covered by this Agreement, hired October 1 through <br />March 31 will advance to the next step at the beginning of the fiscal year (October 1). Employees <br />hired April 1 through September 30 will remain in the same step until the beginning of the fiscal year <br />(October 1), after the anniversary of their date of hire. The Chief of Police has the discretion to hire <br />new officers from Step 1 to Step 3 depending on Full -Time Florida Law Enforcement Experience <br />and qualifications (Step 1 = 0 through 5 Years / Step 2 = 6 through 8 Years and Step 3 = 9 + years). <br />Section 5. Step Program Survey. The City will conduct a total package compensation survey <br />of four other Miami -Dade city police departments (Aventura, Bal Harbor, Surfside and Hallandale) <br />every two years to determine the competitiveness of its Step Program, The City will adjust the Step <br />Program based on the results of this survey. <br />G <br />-it-Page <br />