(A) To enable the City Administrator to exercise a choice in the filling of positions, no appointment, after the expiration of a period of three to six months probationary service for firefighters and not less than six months nor more than one year after certification by the state’s Law Enforcement Training Center for Police Officers, as may be provided in the rules of the Civil Service Commission, during which time the City Administrator may terminate the employment of the person appointed by him or her if, during the performance test thus afforded and upon an observation or consideration of the performance of duty, the City Administrator deems such person unfit or unsatisfactory for service in the department.
(B) The City Administrator may appoint one of the other persons certified by the Commission and such person shall likewise enter upon such duties until some person is found who is fit for appointment, employment or promotion for the probationary period provided and then the appointment, employment or promotion shall be complete.
(2005 Code, § 12-304)