Effective with the 2000-2001 appointment year, each fill-time member of the Bargaining Unit (including anyone on phased retirement) who was employed on April 30, 2000, as a full-time member of the Bargaining Unit:

Subdivision 8.11 Percentage Increase

Shall receive a two point one four percent (2.14%) salary increase to be added to his/her base salary for the appointment year 2000-2001.

Subdivision 8.12 Incremental Increase

Shall receive a three hundred forty-six ($346) incremental raise to be added to her/his base salary for the appointment year 2000-2001 prior to any promotional increase or increase provided by Subdivision 8.14.

Subdivision 8.13 Individual Adjustment Increase

Effective with the 2000-2001 appointment year, the full-time Faculty Members of the Bargaining Unit who were employed on April 30, 2000, as full-time members of the Bargaining Unit shall receive an average increase of six hundred twenty-nine ($629) per full-time Faculty Member which money the Board may use, at its discretion, for individual salary adjustments (including merit increase, adjustments for market conditions, and promotions), the distribution of which shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. The United Faculty shall be provided, as soon as reasonable practicable, a list of the recipients and amounts of individual adjustment awards.

Subdivision 8.14 Minimum Salaries by Rank

For the 2000-2001 appointment year all full-time members of the Bargaining Unit shall receive at least the amount listed on Appendix A for zero years in her/his rank.

Subdivision 8.211999-2000 and 2000-2001 Promotion Increases

For the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 appointment years every Faculty Member promoted in rank shall receive at least one thousand, seventy-five dollars ($1,075) to Assistant Professor; one thousand four hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,475) to Associate Professor; and one thousand eight hundred twenty-five dollars ($1,825) to Professor; in addition to a percentage increase and an incremental increase.

Part-time faculty shall be paid at a rate of no less than nine hundred fifty-five dollars ($955) per credit hour for the 1999-2000 appointment year and nine hundred seventy-five dollars ($975) per credit hour for the 2000-2001 appointment year.

The maximum number of years applicable under this Section shall be as shown on Appendix A for the 1999-2000 appointment year and as shown on Appendix A for the 2000-2oolappointment year A Faculty Member promoted in rank shall receive credit for one-half of her/his years of service (rounded up to the nearest whole number) with the Board at UNI, in the new rank, for purposes of these minimum salary guidelines as applicable to full-time Faculty Members.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, salaries for initial probationary appointments shall be set without regard to salaries for previous temporary appointments.

Faculty Members on regular academic year appointment shall be paid, at the option of the Faculty Member, in ten (10) or twelve (12) equal installments at the end of each month beginning in August or July respectively. A Faculty Member shall be paid at the previously designated option unless the Faculty Member notifies the University in writing of a change prior to July 15 preceding the academic year.