The appointing authority shall make appointments to budgeted or subsequently authorized positions in the classified service within thirty (30) days after the receipt of a certified eligible list containing three (3) or more names. No position for which an eligible list is available shall be allowed to remain unfilled for over thirty (30) days without authorization from the city manager. Appointment within the classified service may be part time or full time, and shall be made within the category of either probationary, permanent, or limited term as provided herein:
A. Appointments from eligible lists shall be probationary appointments. The work performance of the appointee shall be evaluated during the probationary period, and the appointing authority may terminate the employee, with or without cause, at any time during the probationary period. Such termination shall not be subject to review or appeal by the terminated probationary employee; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the provisions of section 3304 of the Government Code of the state, sworn police personnel terminated during the probation period shall have the right of an interdepartmental administrative hearing in accordance with the procedures established by the police chief. Any employee terminated from a probationary position, and who immediately prior to receiving such appointment held a permanent appointment in another position in the classified service, shall be returned to the previously held permanent position, unless dismissed for cause. The duration of probationary period shall be a minimum of:
1. Six (6) months for all probationary employees except police and fire personnel;
2. Twelve (12) months for police personnel above the rank of police officer, for appointees to the rank of police officer laterally transferring from another police agency, and for fire personnel;
3. Eighteen (18) months for all other police officer appointees.
B. Appointments to permanent status shall be granted upon successful completion of the probationary period if recommended by appointing authority and approved by the city manager.
C. Appointments for limited term may be made for the period of time designated at the time the appointment is made. The appointee shall be subject to the probationary provisions of subsection A of this section; however, upon expiration of the designated term, the employment shall automatically terminate, and there shall be no right of appeal from termination which occurred through expiration of the term of the limited term appointment. Upon authorization from the appointing authority and approval by the city manager prior to expiration of the limited term appointment, a limited term employee may be transferred to an established classified position in which the requirements and duties are identical to the limited term position. (1962 Code § 2-6.108)