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AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT; TO PROVIDE A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES; AND TO REGULATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE 1980-8t CLASSIFICATION AND PAY ~LAN OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: Section 1o E~ployees Classified. On and after July 1, 1980, all employees of the City of Portsmouth shall be classified according to the kind and type of work performed by them and as provided in this ordinance. Section 2. Classification and Compensation. Ail officers and employees of the City, except those mentioned in Section 15 of this ordinance shall be classified and graded in accordance with the CLASSES OF POSITIONS ASSIGNED TO PAY GRADES portion of this ordinance. The compensation of each classified employee shall be determined according to the PAY SCHEDULE portion and other sections of this ordinance. Pay Schedule A shall be effective through December 31, 1980. Pay Schedule B shall become effective January 1, 1981. Section 3. Salary and Class Specification Administration. (a) The Department of Personnel shall maintain a con- tinuing salary administration program to insure internal equity among position classifications. The salary administration program shall include salary surveys, reclassifications, audits and analysis of turnover. (b) The Personnel Department shall approve all position reclassifications, additions (new positions), or deletions prior to the action being take~. The City Manager may implement changes of the above nature at his discretion. (c) In the evenn of a position reclassification that results in a reduction in grade for the class, while all employees in the affected class shall retain their current pay rate, they will be moved to the appropriate step of the lower grade. If the affected employee's current rane is higher than the G(t) step of the lower grade, the employee will be placed in a special payroll class and re~ained in this status until~ through longevity, promotion, reclassification or other adjustments~ the employee can be re-established under this Classification and Pay Plan at an appropriate grade and step.