2-18-1107 Salary increase based on elimination of position

2-18-1107 . Salary increase based on elimination of position. An agency head, as defined in 2-18-1101 , may, with the approval of the approving authority, as defined in 17-7-102 , increase the salary for one or more positions in the agency by the amount of the salary for a position that was permanently eliminated by the agency within the last 30 days. However, an increased salary may not exceed the market midpoint for that position determined under Title 2, chapter 18, part 3. If an eliminated position's salary is redistributed under this section, the agency may not be given an increased appropriation in regard to the eliminated position under 2-15-112 (2)(e). An increase for an employee who is in a collective bargaining unit is a negotiable subject under 39-31-305 .