(A) Newly hired employees shall be required to complete a 90-day probationary period. Newly hired employees of the Police Department and the Fire Department shall have a one-year probationary period.
(B) New employees shall be eligible for health and life insurance benefits the first day of employment.
(C) New employees will begin accumulating PTO days on their hire date.
(D) The probationary period allows department heads and supervisors the opportunity to closely observe and evaluate the new city employee’s fitness and suitability for the position to which he or she has been hired or appointed.
(E) Only those employees who demonstrate an acceptable standard of conduct and performance during the probationary period shall be retained as an employee of the city.
(F) If the service of a new city employee is unsatisfactory during the probationary period, such new city employee may be removed, upon the recommendation of the department head and at the discretion of the executive officer, or his or her designee, without notice. Such termination shall require final approval of the Board.
(G) Any period of employment attributable to inactive pay status or an unpaid leave of absence shall not be counted toward the completion of the probationary period.
(H) INPRS benefits begin date of hire regardless of probationary period.
(I) The Police Department and the Fire Department, respectively, shall adopt its own departmental policies relating to the probationary period.
(Ord. 2013-7, passed 8-28-2013)