A. EMPLOYEES COVERED - This salary regulation applies to all employees in titles assigned to Employee Relations Groups V, W, and Y, and those employees in any of the Aligned Employee Relations Groups who are designated confidential, pursuant to the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act, N.J.S.A. 34:13A-3, by statutory authority.

B. EXCEPTIONS – Upon notice to the Commissioner, Department of Personnel and the Director, Division of Budget and Accounting, an appointing authority may deny automatic increases and/or increments to its employees. Subsequent approval of these actions may be submitted by a department head through an individual personnel transaction.

C. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION SCHEDULES - For those Employee Relations Groups where there is a change in base salary, titles will be assigned to new salary ranges as follows:

1. Compensation schedules will be increased by the amount indicated on “Attachment A” for the affected Employee Relations Group.

2. The employee’s new salary will be that step of the new salary schedule that the employee held in the old salary schedule.

3. Employees at rates of pay between steps of the range and employees assigned to titles having no range or rate, including trainee and single rate titles, will receive the increases indicated on “Attachment A.”

4. Employees at rates of pay beyond the maximum, except as provided by the Commissioner, Department of Personnel, and the Director, Division of Budget and Accounting, shall remain at that rate unless the new range maximum meets or exceeds that rate, in which case the employee shall be placed on step 10.

5. Anniversary dates will not change as a result of application of this section.

D. INCREMENTS – The salary of an employee whose performance is at least satisfactory under a 2-tier pass/fail system; successful under 5-tier rating system; or commendable under the 3-tier rating system will be advanced to the next incremental step in his or her salary range on his or her anniversary date during Fiscal Year 2008 provided, however:

1. The employee may not receive a salary increment to the ninth step of his or her salary range until he or she has been at the eighth step for 39 pay periods.

2. See Attachment B, Paragraph 4 regarding eligibility for Step 10.

E. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR NO-RANGE TITLES – The salary of an employee whose title is not assigned a range or rate may be increased by up to 5% of his or her July 6, 2007 salary, as long as the employee’s performance is at least satisfactory or successful.

1. The salary increase may only be effective 12 months or more after the employee’s last increase which was not a result of an across-the-board salary increase program.

2. The appointing authority must submit an individual personnel action to grant the salary increase.

F. SALARY LIMITATIONS – An employee’s base salary may not exceed $123,935.62 effective July 7, 2007 through Fiscal Year 2008. Any increase not in accordance with these Salary Regulations will be reviewed on a case by case basis, submitted on a DPF-77 and should be limited to only those situations which demonstrate extraordinary justification and compelling need.

G. DURATION– This salary program will be in effect, unless superseded, through Fiscal Year 2008 only.