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Section 20. Probationary Period <br /> <br />20.1 Length of Probationary Period <br /> <br /> Except as specified in Appendix A, original appointments <br /> shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period <br /> of twelve (12) months actual service. All promotional <br /> appointments shall be tentative and subject to a <br /> probationary period of six (6) months actual service. <br /> The City Council may by resolution establish a longer <br /> probationary period for specified classes. <br /> <br />20.2 Notification Requirements <br /> <br /> A probationary employee shall be notified by the <br /> Personnel Officer forty-five (45) days prior to the <br /> expiration date of his/her probationary period. <br /> <br /> Within twenty-one (21) days prior to the expiration date <br /> of the probationary period, the Department Head shall <br /> file with the Personnel Officer a statement as to <br /> whether or not the probationary employee shall be <br /> retained in the position. <br /> <br /> An employee who is not rejected prior to the completion <br /> of the prescribed probationary period shall be deemed to <br /> have passed the prescribed probation period <br /> automatically subject to the provisions of Section 20.3. <br /> <br />20.3 Extension of Probationary Period <br /> <br /> The probationary period may be extended once by the <br /> Personnel Officer for a period not to exceed ninety (90) <br /> days in order to further evaluate the performance of the <br /> probationary employee. <br /> <br />20.4 Rejection of Probationary Employee - Original <br /> Appointment <br /> <br /> The City Manager may terminate a probationary employee <br /> during the probationary period upon fifteen (15) days <br /> written notice without right of appeal in any manner by <br /> the probationary employee. <br /> <br />20.5 Rejection of Probationary Employee - Promotional <br /> Appointment <br /> <br /> Any employee rejected during the probationary period <br /> following a promotional appointment or at the conclusion <br /> of the probationary period may be reinstated to a vacant <br /> position in the class fromwhichhe/she was promoted at <br /> the discretion of the Department Head. <br /> <br /> During the first three (3) months of his/her <br /> probationary period, the employee shall have the option <br /> of returning to the position he/she previously held. <br /> <br /> -28- <br /> <br /> <br />