Managers will
1. Negotiate with candidates to decide the pay rate for a new hire.
2. Bypass the number 1 candidate if meeting his or her high salary requirement cannot be justified by the City’s business need—and if another qualified candidate is available for less salary.
3. Follow Procedure 1 in the APPENDIX for pay rates that are above the routine indicated in the above chart in Column E, but within the rate indicated in Column F.
4. Follow Procedure 2 in the APPENDIX to obtain approval of the Mayor or Mayor’s designee (usually the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) or Management Services Director) for hire rates above the guideline indicated in the above chart in Column F.
Note:
· Mission-critical skills of a new employee hired from the outside may justify a salary as high as or higher than that of a resident senior employee. However, a new employee’s high starting salary may not later be used as argument that the salaries of longer service employees must be increased to be fair.
· A signing incentive may be considered in special cases involving difficult-to-recruit skills. Given as a lump sum payment not added to base salary, it requires approval of the Mayor or Mayor’s designee—or the City Council, in the case of a Council staff new hire—before it can be granted. Consult with the City’s Compensation Program Administrator if such an incentive appears to be in the City’s best interests.
· On requests for moving expense reimbursements, see “Relocation Expenses” under EXECUTIVE ORDERS on the City’s InfoBase.