Merit increases must be within the annual salary increase pool . The percentage increase applies to all positions regardless of funding source, e.g., auxiliary enterprise employees. Each campus and the system administration shall develop a plan, consistent with this policy, to be followed at every organizational level. The plans must include a merit-driven process to guide individual salary decisions. There are two general categories of possible salary adjustments which are defined below.
Officers are eligible only for base building adjustments.
Exempt professionals may be eligible for either of the two categories as specified below. Ordinarily, salary changes shall be effective July 1 annually. Merit salary increases shall be implemented on July 1, but other salary adjustments may be implemented, with appropriate approvals, during the fiscal year as required and as indicated in each salary category. C. Base Building Salary Adjustments 1. Merit salary increases are base-building, shall be implemented on July 1, and shall be allocated from the annual salary increase pool.