Conversion.
St. Louis Revised Code § 4.10.090
in effect4.10.090 - Conversion.
(a) Pay schedules in Section 4.10.020(a) or Section 4.10.020(b) in Ordinance Number 71686 shall continue in effect until the beginning of the first bi-weekly pay period starting after the effective date of this chapter, and the rates to be paid to employees in positions of any classes for which a rate is established or changed in Section 4.10.020(a) or Section 4.10.020(b) of this chapter shall become effective and be adjusted (if necessary) as follows:
The salary of each employee whose pay range is established in Section 4.10.020(a) or Section 4.10.020(b) of this chapter whose class has been allocated to a higher pay grade in the appropriate pay schedule as determined by the Director of Personnel shall have their current salary increased to a rate, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, which is not less than but is closest to a rate which is five (5) percent higher than the rate received immediately prior to promotion, but not less than the minimum of the pay range, whichever is the greater. If an employee's salary is between steps, the employee's salary shall be placed at the higher step.
(b) Pay schedules in Section 4.10.020(c) or Section 4.10.020(d) in Ordinance Number 71686 shall continue in effect until the beginning of the first bi-weekly pay period starting after the effective date of this chapter.
The salary of each employee whose pay is established in Section 4.10.020(c) or Section 4.10.020(d) of this chapter who previously occupied a step in the pay range within Ordinance Number 71686 that was greater than step 20, shall be moved to step 20 in the appropriate pay range at the beginning of the first bi-weekly pay period starting after the effective date of this chapter.
(c) No employee shall be reduced in salary by reason of the adoption of the new pay schedules in this chapter.
(d) The salary of an employee serving in a trainee position, which remains above the new trainee rate for his/her position, shall remain unchanged.
(e) The Director of Personnel may establish a special conversion procedure for a class or position in the event that the Director determines that a serious inequity would be created by the application of the conversion procedures established in this Section 4.10.090.
(f) All full-time employees whose salary is established in Section 4.10.020(a) or Section 4.10.020(b), General and Management or Trades Pay Schedules whose bi-weekly rate is above step 30 shall have their bi-weekly rate increased by three (3) percent at the beginning of the first bi-weekly pay period starting after the effective date of this chapter.
(g) The Director of Personnel shall establish such procedures as needed to place this chapter into effect and interpret its provisions.
(Ord. No. 71963, § 9, 2-11-2025; Ord. No. 71686, § 9, 6-28-2023; Ord. No. 71512, § 9, 6-16-2022; Ord. No. 71099, § 9, 2-27-2020.)
Source: City of St. Louis, Missouri, Revised Code of the City of Saint Louis, 2020, Annotated, and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/st._louis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4PE_CH4.10CLSEPL_4.10.090COFetched: 11/1/2026