(A) Purpose. The probationary period is an integral part of the selection process and shall be utilized for observing the employee’s work, for securing the most effective adjustment of the employee to the position, and for rejecting any employee whose performance does not meet the required work standards.
(B) Duration. Every original appointment and every promotional appointment is subject to a probationary period of one year after appointment. Notwithstanding § 33.02(A) of this chapter, every original and promotional appointment of a police officer is subject to a probationary period of one year after appointment.
(C) Termination.
(1) The Council may terminate a probationary employee any time during the probationary period if, in the Council’s opinion, the working test indicates that the employee is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of the position satisfactorily or that his or her habits and dependability do not merit continuance in the position. The employee so terminated shall be notified in writing of the reasons for the termination and shall not have the right to appeal unless he or she is a veteran, in which case the procedure prescribed in M.S. § 197.46, as it may be amended from time to time, shall be followed.
(2) A permanent employee terminated during the probation period from a position to which he or she was transferred or promoted and not terminated from the city service as provided in § 33.17(D) of this chapter shall be placed on leave of absence without pay. When a vacancy arises in the class from which the employee was promoted or transferred, the employee shall be reinstated in that position.
(D) Completion. Immediately prior to the expiration of the probationary period, the Council shall, upon suitable information, determine whether or not the services of the employee have been satisfactory. If the employee’s services have been satisfactory, the employee shall become a permanent employee at the end of the probationary period.
(1978 Code, § 208.04) (Ord. 91-6, passed 6-3-1991)