Common use of Appointments Subject to Probationary Period Clause in Contracts

Appointments Subject to Probationary Period. A. All appointments to positions covered by Section 1.01 shall be subject to a probationary period. The period of probation shall be one (1) year for all covered classifications. Credit for acting time not to exceed six (6) months in the classification to which an employee is promoted shall be applied to the probationary period, provided said acting time is immediately contiguous to appointment in probationary status. Extension of probationary periods up to a maximum of six (6) months may be approved by the City Manager in individual cases. B. Firefigher Trainees promoted to the position of Firefighter in the City of Hayward Fire Department shall not be credited with the time held in the classification of Firefighter Trainee toward expirtation of their probationary period in the rank of Firefighter or toward eligibility for salary step increases based upon length of service in that rank.