SALARY AND PLACEMENT

8.1                             Salary Schedules

Effective August 21, 2001 all salary schedules shall be increased by 3.87 percent. In addition, for the Probationary and Tenured Faculty salary schedule (Appendix A-1) and those salary schedules derived from Appendix A-1 (Appendices A-4, A-5 and B-1), the compressed steps (Steps 14-23) shall be adjusted to 50% of the normal step increment.

Effective with the beginning of the Fall 2002 semester all salary schedules shall be increased by the approved and funded State COLA. In addition, for the Probationary and Tenured Faculty salary schedule (Appendix A-1) and those salary schedules derived from Appendix A-1 (Appendices A-4, A-5, B-1 and B-2) the compressed steps (Steps 14-23) shall be adjusted to 75% of the normal step increment.

Effective with the beginning of the Fall 2003 semester all salary schedules shall be increased by the approved and funded State COLA. In addition, for the Probationary and Tenured Faculty salary schedule (Appendix A-1) and those salary schedules derived from Appendix A-1 (Appendices A-4, A-5, B-1 and B-2) the compressed steps (Steps 14-23) shall be adjusted to 100% of the normal step increment.

In addition to the salary increase stated above, effective August 21 2001, the District will allocate the total amount of money received from the State for part-time faculty compensation improvement as a percentage amount to be applied equally to each part-time faculty salary schedule.  This amount will be applied prior to adjusting the salary schedules consistent with the salary increase effective August 21, 2001 for all other salary schedules.  The new part-time salary schedules shall be in effect for the 2001-02 academic year and shall be included as Appendix B-2, B-3.  In the event that the State does not continue to fund the part-time compensation program at the same level as in fiscal year 2001-02 for the fiscal year 2002-03, the previous salary schedules will be in effect. (See Appendix B-1, B-3).  In the event the State continues to provide funds for part-time compensation, the District and the Association will meet and negotiate on how to expend any such dollars.

8.2                        Initial group and step placement on the appropriate salary schedule shall be based on professional experience and training as determined in accordance with Appendices C‑l, C‑2 and C‑3.

8.3                   Step and group movement shall be determined in accordance with Appendix D.

8.4                   Tenured and probationary faculty members shall be paid their regular annual contract salary in ten equal monthly installments on the first of each month.  However, if the first falls on a weekend or holiday, then payment shall be made on the next day the District's offices are open.  The ten payments shall start on October 1.  Additionally, if the calendar for Fall semester requires a starting date prior to September 1, full-time faculty may request to be paid an advance against their October check by submitting the proper paperwork to Human Resources prior to the first day of fall classes.

8.4.1 In lieu of the payment arrangements described in 8.4, full-time faculty shall have the option of receiving 12 (twelve) equal payments on the first of every month, beginning August 1.  Such an election shall be made during an annual enrollment period established and publicized by the District, and shall remain in force in 12-month increments until revoked in writing by the faculty member.

8.5                        Hourly employees working a compressed 16-week semester assignment shall be paid in four installments each semester during the regular year.  Payment shall be made on the last weekday of each month after the first month of the semester.

8.6                   Unit members employed to teach on an hourly basis shall receive a minimum of two (2) weeks of pay for a graded class that is canceled after the class convenes.  Hourly faculty who have unconditional employment contracts shall be compensated as stated in their contracts.

8.7                        Graded hourly faculty members who taught graded classes during the spring and/or summer sessions of 1977 shall be placed no lower than Group III, Step 2 on the graded hourly faculty schedule, and shall be entitled to step advancement when the necessary weekly teaching hours have been accumulated.

8.8                             Effective January 1, 1990, Nicholas DiCamillo shall have his salary fixed at an amount off the regular salary schedule.  Annual increases for this employee shall be the same as the general increase to the regular salary schedule.  In the event the employee qualifies for group movement, he shall receive the greater of the special placement or the point on the salary schedule for which he would qualify.

8.9                             Department chairs and certain other departmental faculty leaders shall be paid on schedules reflecting their increased responsibilities and longer calendars. (Article 22 and Appendix A-4).