R477-6-2. Allocation to the Pay Plans for Classified Employees

  (1) Each job in classified service shall be:

  (a) assigned to a salary range and job family.

  (b) surveyed in the market in accordance with the benchmark job(s).

  (c) included in a market comparability adjustment recommendation if warranted.

  (2) Salary ranges can be adjusted through:

  (a) an administrative adjustment determined appropriate by DHRM for administrative purposes that is not based on a change of duties and responsibilities, nor based on a comparison to salary data in the market;

  (b) a structure adjustment when all agencies involved agree to resolve budgetary impacts prior to implementation; or

  (c) a market comparability adjustment to a job's salary range based upon salary data and other relevant information for similar jobs in the market through an annual compensation benchmark survey or other sources.

  (i) Market comparability adjustment recommendations shall be included in the annual compensation plan and are submitted to the Governor no later than October 31 of each year.

  (ii) Funding for market comparability adjustments shall be legislatively approved if the adjustment would cause a budgetary impact.

  (iii) If market comparability adjustments are funded and approved for benchmark jobs, salary ranges for other jobs in the same job family shall be adjusted by relative ranking with the benchmark job.

  (3) Salary ranges may not be adjusted more frequently than on an annual basis without an exception by the Executive Director, DHRM.