<html> <head> <title>Rule 55:10:11:17 Discretionary pay adjustments.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 55:10:11:17"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 55:10:11:17 Discretionary pay adjustments."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>55:10:11:17.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b>Discretionary pay adjustments.</b> If an employee's rate of pay is below the market value of the pay grade, the appointing authority may request an increase in pay. The total of any discretionary pay increases given to an employee may not exceed ten percent of an employee's rate of pay in any twelve month period. The total of such increases is determined by examining the twelve months preceding any proposed increase. Criteria for discretionary increases include performance, internal equity, budget, market conditions, length of service, recruitment and retention issues, or any combination of these. In no case may the employee receive more than the maximum of the pay grade.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 39 SDR 99, effective December 3, 2012; 44 SDR 99, effective December 11, 2017.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-6D-11">3-6D-11.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-6D-11">3-6D-11.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>