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Section 20. Probationary Period 20.1 Length of Probationary Period All original appointments shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of twelve (12) months actual service. All promotional appointments shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of six (6) months actual service. 20.2 Notification Requirements A probationary employee shall be notified by the Personnel Officer forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date of his/her probationary period. 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 Ehe completion of the prescribed probationary period shall be deemed to have passed the prescribed probationary period'auto- matically, subject to the provisions of Section 20.3. 20.3 Extension of Probationary Period The probationary period may be 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. 20.4 Rejection of Probationa~?y Employee -Original App_ointment The City Manager nlay terminate a probationary employee during the probationary period upon fifteen (15) days written notice without right of appeal in any manner by the probationary employee. 20.5 Rejection of Probationary Emplpyee - Promotional Appointment Any employee rejected during the probationary period following a promotional appointment or at the conclusion of the probationary period shall be reinstated to a position in the class form which he/she was promoted. During the first three (3) months of his/her probationary period, the employee shall have the option of returning to the position he/she previously held.