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CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN <br /> <br />SECTION 1. THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM <br /> <br />It is the policy of the City of Portsmouth to establish a fair and uniform human <br />resource management system for its employees in order to ensure the most <br />effective delivery of services to the citizens of Portsmouth. The pay philosophy of <br />the City is: <br /> <br /> "We believe our workforce is committed to do the best job in delivering <br /> services to our citizens. In order to attract and retain this highly prepared <br /> workforce, our pay plan must be stable, clear, equitable, flexible, <br /> predictable, simple and objective." To achieve this: <br /> <br /> * Pay will be market base <br /> * Portsmouth's market shall be defined in reference to salaries paid in <br /> the following Hampton Roads cities: Chesapeake, Hampton, <br /> Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. <br /> <br />It shall be policy that: <br /> <br />City employees shall be paid in relation to the value of work they perform based <br />on a market-based pay system. Employment and classifications will be made <br />without regard to sex, race, religion, national ,origin, disability, age, or political <br />affiliation. <br /> <br />The City Manager has overall authority for administration of the City's <br />Classification and Pay Plan, and may make adjustments and modifications as <br /> <br /> <br />