(A) Applicants being considered for employment or city employees who do not meet all of the requirements for the position for which they are being considered may be hired, promoted, demoted, or transferred by the City Manager to a “trainee” status. In such cases, a plan for training, including a time schedule, must be prepared by the department head. Trainee salaries may be no more than two grades below the minimum salary established for the position for which the person is being trained. A new employee designated as “trainee” shall be regarded as a probationary employee.
(B) If the training is not successfully completed as planned, the trainee shall be transferred, demoted, or dismissed. If the training is successfully completed, the employee shall be paid at least at the minimum rate established for the position for which the employee was trained.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94)