The minimum salary stated in the appropriate salary schedule for each of the salary grades applicable to employees covered by this Part.

The maximum salary stated in the appropriate salary schedule for each of the salary grades applicable to employees covered by this Part.

The dollar difference between the hiring rate and the job rate of a salary grade on the appropriate salary schedule.

An increase in the basic annual salary rate for an employee who is below the job rate of the salary grade on the appropriate salary schedule, based on an assessment of the employee's performance as provided for in this Part.

One of three terms used to describe an employee's performance. These terms are outstanding, effective and below minimum.

The immediate supervisor of the employee to be rated. This individual is directly responsible for evaluating the performance of an employee.

The member of management (i.e., an employee who has been designated as managerial pursuant to article 14 of the Civil Service Law) to whom the evaluator reports or who is immediately responsible for the functions which are under the evaluator's supervision.

The specific tasks, assignments, activities or objectives to be accomplished by an employee during the period of evaluation, the standards by which the employee's performance will be evaluated, the training and development activities to be accomplished by the employee during the period of evaluation, and the standards by which the employee's progress in those developmental activities will be determined.

A written evaluation of an employee's performance, including a narrative which relates the employee's performance to the performance standards specified in the performance program, a rating of the employee's performance to the performance standards specified in the performance program, a rating of the employee's performance as effective, outstanding or below minimum, and recommendations concerning personnel actions, performance advances, training and development activities, and other actions deemed appropriate by the evaluator based on the employee's performance.

A system which permits variable dollar performance advances based on the eligible employee's performance rating. Employees whose performance is rated effective shall receive no less than 12.5 nor more than 20 percent of the salary range of their grade on the appropriate salary schedule as a performance advance. Employees whose performance is rated outstanding shall receive no less than 25 percent nor more than 40 percent of the salary range of their grade on the appropriate salary schedule as a performance advance. In no case may a performance advance result in a basic annual salary above the job rate for the position which was used to calculate the salary adjustment made.

Positions equated to a grade as shown on the certificate of approval for the position, a Budget Director's approval form signed by the Director of the Budget or his designee, or the appropriate classification form (CC-4) signed by the Director of the Budget or his designee.