(A) Probationary employment is tentative and subject to a probationary period. A probationary employee does not have a legitimate entitlement to continued employment and may be terminated for any or no reason.
(B) A probationary period shall be utilized for closely evaluating the employee's work and for securing the most effective adjustment of the new employee to his or her position. Such probationary period shall be 12 months immediately following the original appointment date for all police officers, fire fighters, and correction officers. Original appointment as a police or fire fighter shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of 12 months from the date of graduation from the Police Academy or Fire Academy whether or not such appointee has been previously employed by the city. All other appointments to the classified service shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of six months immediately following the original appointment date.
(C) At any time during the probationary period, an employee may be dismissed for any reason which is not prohibited by law. The change from probationary to non-probationary status shall require positive action by the department head or his designee and failure to take positive action at the end of the probationary period shall constitute dismissal of the employee. Upon the supervisor's recommendation, the department head or his designee may extend the probationary period for a maximum of 60 days.
(D) An employee on probationary status is not entitled to the rights and benefits provided for in other sections of this article.
('74 Code, § 2-9-9) (Ord. 52-1978; Am. Ord. 30-1985; Am. Ord. 69-1988; Am. Ord. 29-1998)