(A) Purpose. The probationary period may 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. All employment with the city is subject to a probationary period from three to 12 months as decided by the Council.
(C) Termination. The City Council may terminate a probationary employee at any time during the probationary period if, in the City Council’s opinion, 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.
(D) Completion. An employee who has completed the period of probationary service and who has not received, before completion of that period, a written notice to the employee’s last known address from the City Administrator that his or her services are terminated, shall be considered to have successfully completed the probationary period and attained the status of a permanent employee.