Alabama § 45-58A-70.11 Salary Ranges; Salary Adjustments

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-58A-70.11 — Salary Ranges; Salary Adjustments

Alabama § 45-58A-70.11

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 58AShelby County Municipalities

Art. 7Helena

Part 1Employees

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Ala. Code § 45-58A-70.11 (2026).

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Each employee in the classified service shall be paid at a rate set forth in the pay plan for the classification in which he or she serves, in accordance with the provisions for administering the pay plan.

(1)New appointments to the classified service shall be made at the beginning rate of the salary range for the classification to which the appointment is made.

(2)Salary advancement within established salary ranges shall be based on meritorious performance on the job and shall be in accordance with the provisions for administering the pay plan. An efficiency rating reflecting satisfactory performance shall be required for advancement. An employee with continued satisfactory service shall be eligible for future annual increases until such time as the maximum rate for the range is reached

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Each employee in the classified service shall be paid at a rate set forth in the pay plan for the classification in which he or she serves, in accordance with the provisions for administering the pay plan.
(1)
New appointments to the classified service shall be made at the beginning rate of the salary range for the classification to which the appointment is made.
(2)
Salary advancement within established salary ranges shall be based on meritorious performance on the job and shall be in accordance with the provisions for administering the pay plan. An efficiency rating reflecting satisfactory performance shall be required for advancement. An employee with continued satisfactory service shall be eligible for future annual increases until such time as the maximum rate for the range is reached.
(3)
In the event a classified employee is promoted, transferred, or demoted, his or her rate of pay for the new position shall be determined as follows:
a.
Upon promotion, the incumbent’s regular base pay shall determine the new rate in the promotional class. The new rate shall be the larger of:
1.
A one step increase above the former rate.
2.
The entrance rate for the promotional class.
b.
When an employee is demoted, compensation shall be reduced to the salary prescribed for the class or grade to which demoted. The particular rate shall be determined by the period of employment in the classified service. In no event shall the salary exceed the maximum rate of the new classification.
c.
When an employee is transferred from one department to another, the step in the pay range shall remain unchanged. All transfers shall be approved by the department head concerned, director of personnel, and the mayor.
(4)
In the event the rate of pay of a supervisor is less than or equal to the base rate of pay of subordinates directly supervised in lower related classes, the rate may be advanced in grade by the mayor and the council. In no event shall the new rate be more than one pay step above the highest rate currently received by an employee in the lower class.