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. . (� <br /> Section 20. Probationary Period <br /> 20.1 Length of Probationary Period <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 pro- <br /> bationary period of six (6) months actual service. The <br /> City Council may by resolution establish a longer pro- <br /> bationary period for specified classes. <br /> 20.2 Noti Requirements <br /> A probationary employee shall be notified by the Personnel <br /> Officer .forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date <br /> of his /her probationary period. <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 whether <br /> or not the probationary employee shall be retained in the <br /> position. <br /> An employee who is not rejected prior to the completion of <br /> the prescribed probationary period shall be deemed to <br /> have passed the prescribed probation period automati- <br /> cally subject to the provisions of Section 19.3. <br /> 20.3 Extension of Probationary Period <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 /> 20.4 Rejection of Probationary Employee - Original Appointment <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 /> 20.5 Rejection of Probationary Employee - Promotional Appointment <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 from which he /she was promoted at <br /> the discretion of the department head. <br /> During the first three (3) months of his /her probationary <br /> period, the employee shall have the option of returning to <br /> the position he /she previously held. <br /> -28- <br />