HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 3581RESOLUTION NO. 3581
RESOLUTION AMENDING "RULES FOR PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION,
CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA," RULE V, SECTION 2 AND RULE VIII,
SECTION I TO PROVIDE FOR ONE YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD
FOR SWORN POLICE PERSONNEL.
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi receives reimbursement for the training
of sworn police personnel via Ghe State Commission on
Police Officer Standards and Training; and,
WHEREAS, said Commission has established certain minimum standards
to be met by those agencies participating in said reimburse-
ment program: and,
WHEREAS, included in these minimum standards is that of a probationary
period of one year for all sworn police officer personnel
upon hire:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council
of the City of Ladi that "Rules for Personnel Aaministration, City of
Lodi, California" be amended to read as follows:
RULE V
COMPENSATION
"Section 2. Application of Plan. All requests for increases
in salary range shall qe made through the appropriate admin-
istrative channels in writing to the City Manager for trans-
mission to. the City Council. Step increases within the
salary ranges established by the City Council may be author-
ized by the City Manager upon the recommendation of the
appropriate department head. but such increases shall not
be granted to the same employee in the classified service
more often than once each year, except that each probationary
employee, except original appointees to the police department
as sworn police personnel, shall be entitled to a one-step
increase upon satisfactory completion of six months service
and attainment of permanent status at a level below the top
step of the appropriate range. Original appointees to the
police department as sworn police personnel shall be entitled
to a one-step increase upon satisfactory completion of six
months service and shall attain permanent status upon satis-
factory completion of twelve months of service. Salary
increases shall not be automatic, but shall depend upon
increased service value of the employee as exemplified by
length of service, performance record, special training
undertaken, or other pertinent evidence. 11
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RULE V111
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
"Section 1. Objective of Probationary Period: All original,
transfer, or promotional appointments shall be subject to
a probationary period of six months, except that all original
appointees to the Police Department as sworn police personnel
shall be subject to a probationary period of twelve months.
The probationary period shall be regarded as an integral
part of the examination process and shall be utilized for
closely observing the employee's worx, for securing the
most effective adjustment of a new employee to this position,
and far rejecting any probationary employee whose perform-
ance does not meet required worx standards. "
DATED: January 5, 1972
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 3581 was passed
ano adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi
in regular meeting held January 5, 1972 by the
rollowing vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Ehrhardt, Hughes, Kirsten,
Schaffer and Katnich
NOES: Councilmen - None
ABSENT: Councilmen - None
BE SIE L.
City Clerk
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