(A) Probationary period. All classified appointments and promotions shall be for a probationary period of 12 months. No appointment or promotion shall be deemed final until the appointee has satisfactorily served his or her probationary period. A probationary employee may be removed at any time during the probationary period with or without cause and without right of appeal to the Commission. The probationary period of a newly hired and appointed employee, but not a promoted employee, may be extended for up to an additional six months by the City Manager with notice to the Commission.
(B) Any employee failing to qualify in his or her probationary period shall be ineligible for any civil service examination for a period of two years from the date of separation from service, unless, in the judgment of the Commission, the cause of his or her removal will not affect his or her ability in some other class of employment with the city.
(C) Return to former position. It shall be the policy of the municipality that an employee shall not have to risk his or her tenure in order to better his or her status with the city. Therefore, if any employee with Civil Service status fails to qualify during a probationary period for a higher position, he or she shall be returned to his or her former position, or to one substantially similar, if the reason for failing probation would not affect his or her performance on the previous job.
(Ord. 12-1972, passed 7-20-72; Am. Ord. 22-1999, passed 9-29-99; Am. Ord. 12-2002, passed 10-2-02)