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to the classification of Police Sergeant shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of twelve (12) months actual service. The City Council may by resolution establish a longer probationary period for specified classes. 18.2 Notification Requirements A probationary employee and his/her department shall be notified by the Human Resources Department 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 Chief of Police shall file with the Human Resources Manager a statement as to whether or not the probationary employee shall be retained in the position. 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 bi-monthly performance evaluation. The bi-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. The employee shall be notified in writing of any extension. 18.3 Extension of Probationary Period The probationary period maybe extended once by the Personnel Officer for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days in order to further evaluate the performance of the probationary employee. The employee shall be notified in writing of any extension. 18.4 Resection of Probationary Employee - Orieinal Appointment The City Manager may terminate a probationazy employee during the probationary period upon written notice without right of appeal in any manner by the probationary employee. Any such employee shall receive fifteen (15) calendar days pay. 18.5 Resection of Probationary Employee -Promotional Appointment Any employee rejected during the probationary period following a promotional appointment or at the conclusion of the probation period shall be reinstated to a position in the class from which he/she was promoted. Section 19. Promotion Promotional or open-promotional examinations maybe conducted whenever in the opinion of the Personnel Officer (City Manager) the needs of the service require. Only employees who meet the requirements set forth in the examination announcements may compete in promotional examinations. 22