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• • <br />• CHAPTER 4 <br />PROBATION <br />Section 1. Probationary Period <br />Every person initially appointed to or promoted in the <br />City service under a regular appointment shall be required to <br />successfully complete a probationary period of six months. <br />Section 2. Purpose <br />Department heads and supervisors shall use the probationary <br />period to closely observe and evaluate the work and fitness of <br />employees and to encourage adjustment in their positions and the <br />City service. Only those employees who meet acceptable standards <br />during their probationary periods shall be retained. <br />Section 3. Failure of Probation <br />An employee shall fail probation when, in the judgment of <br />• the department head, the employee's fitness, quantity, and/or <br />quality of work are not such as to merit continuation in the <br />position. Failure of probation may occur at any time within the <br />probationary period and shall not be considered part of the <br />disciplinary process. <br />An initial appointee who fails probation may be separated <br />from the City service. If desirable and feasible, the employee <br />may be administratively transferred to a more suitable position. <br />A newly-promoted employee who fails probation shall be returned <br />to his or her former position and shall be eligible for considera- <br />tion for later advancement. <br />Department heads shall ensure the thorough documentation of <br />all cases of failure of probation. <br />Section 4. Appeal of Failure of Probation <br />An employee failing probation shall have no right of appeal <br />except on the grounds of discrimination prohibited by law or <br />these rules, i:z which case the employee may appeal in writing to <br />the City Administrator within five (5) working days following <br />notice of failure of probation. The decision of the City Adminis- <br />trator shall be final. <br />• <br />8 <br />