All original and promotional appointments of eligible persons to permanent positions shall be made subject to a probationary period. Such probationary period shall commence with the date of appointment, except for entrance into the uniformed service of the police or fire department, when the probationary period shall commence when the employee enters the police or fire training academy. The length of probationary periods shall be as established by civil service commission rules and regulations.
(1953 Code, ch. 10, § 23; Ord. No. 1980, § 2, 11-16-59; Ord. No. 5000, § 9, 6-25-79; Ord. No. 5398, § 1, 6-29-81; Ord. No. 5598, § 1, 6-28-82; Ord. No. 6735, § 2, 7-6-87; Ord. No. 7004, § 5, 7-5-88; Ord. No. 7243, §§ 2, 3, 7-3-89)