CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET 5-5-26

27 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 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. The employee shall be notified in writing of any extension. 18.4 Rejection of Probationary Employee - Original Appointment The City Manager may terminate a probationary 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 Rejection 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 may be 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. Insofar as consistent with the best interests of the service all vacancies in the competitive service shall be filled by promotion from within the competitive service after a promotional examination has been given and a promotional list established. Upon completion of all promotional testing, the names of the persons having the highest three (3) scores on the eligibility list shall be submitted to the Chief of Police for his/her consideration. Should an eligibility list be established based upon the banding of test scores, the names of persons on the list shall be submitted by band to the Chief of Police for his/her consideration. If, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer (City Manager), a vacancy in the position could be filled better by an open-competitive examination instead of promotional examination, he/she shall arrange an open-competitive employment list. Section 20. Transfer An employee may be transferred by the Appointing Authority to a comparable position. For purposes of this section a comparable position is one with the same maximum salary, involving the performance of similar duties and requiring substantially the same minimum qualifications. Page 197 of 248