Probation Upon Promotion. Employees promoted within the unit shall be subject to a six (6) month probationary period; employees promoted to a police department position outside the unit shall serve a probation period as determined by the City, which the parties agree shall not exceed six (6) months. Those employees failing to meet the promotional probationary period shall be returned to an available position in the former classification within the bargaining unit without loss of seniority. The return of an employee to the former classification during promotional probation is administrative and not discipline.
Probation Upon Promotion. All promotions shall be subject to a six (6) months' probationary period during which time the promoted candidate shall prove to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief that he can satisfactorily perform the duties of the rank to which he has been promoted. Should a candidate's performance prove unsatisfactory, he shall revert to his former rank and rate of pay immediately prior to his promotion.
Probation Upon Promotion. A permanent employee who is promoted to a new position serves a probationary period if probation is made a condition of the promotion by the Department Head. The employee continues to have the right to use any accrued leave. The probation period may be up to three (3) months at the discretion of the appointing Department Head. This period may be tolled if the employee has an approved leave of absence of more than ten consecutive work days.
Probation Upon Promotion. An employee who has been promoted to a higher classification shall serve a new probationary period of one (1) year. An employee who fails to complete probation in a classification to which he/she has promoted will be reinstated to his/her previous classification, if there is a vacant and budgeted position available in the classification. The employee does not have the right to demote into a filled position.
