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Section 17. Probationary Period 17.1 Length of Probationary Period Effective January 1, 1986 all original appointments shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of eighteen (18) months actual service. All appointments as a result of lateral transfers or re-employment shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of twelve (12) months of actual service. All promotional appointments shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of one (1) year actual service. The City Council may by resolution establish a longer probationary period for specified classes. 17.2 Notification Requirements A probationary employee and his/her department head shall be notified of the expiration of the employee's probationary period forty-five (45) days in advance of said date. / Within twenty-one (21) days prior to the expiration date of the probationary period, the department head shall file with the Personnel Officer a statement as to whether or not the probationary employee shall be retained in the position.. An employee who is not rejected prior to the completion of the prescribed probationary period shall be deemed to have passed the prescribed probation period automatically subject to the provisions of Section 17.3. In order that the probationary employee may be made aware of his/her progress toward both learning and fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of his/her position, he/she shall receive a hi-monthly performance evaluation. The hi-monthly performance evaluations shall be made in writing and shall be conducted by the employee's immediate supervisor and division commander. If a probationary employee is off work due to a leave of absence, sick leave or disability leave or any combination thereof for a period exceeding thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, said employee's probationary period shall be extended automatically by the length of said leave. Memorandum of Understanding Page 19