1. Salary administration shall be based upon a performance evaluation system and on the availability of funds for such purpose.

2. The MSCSA shall use a scale for salary raises. Annual raises shall be three percent (3%) plus inflation from the starting salary for the employee for the first fifteen (15) years of employment and solely on inflation each year thereafter.

3. The General Assembly or Governing Council may amend the salary scale by a two-thirds (2/3) vote.