HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 78-134RESOLUTION NO. 784134
RESOLUTION AMENDING "RULES FOR PERSONNEL
ADMINISTRATION, RULE 8, RE PROBATIONARY
PERIOD.
BE IT RESOLVED, that Rule 8 of the Rules for Personnel
Administration, City of Lodi, is hereby amended to read in full as
follows.,
,!Section 1. Objective of Probationary Period: All original appoint-
ments shall be subject to a probationary period of twelve months.
Promotional and transfers appointments shall be subject to a proba-
tionary period of six months. The probationary period shall be re-
'Crarded as an integral part of the examination process and shall be
utilized for closely observing the employee's work, for securing the
most effective adjustment of a new employee to his position, and for
rejecting any probationary employee whose performance does not
meet the expected work standards.
Section 2. Permanent. Appointment: The Personnel Officer shall
notify the appropriate department head two weeks prior to the termi-
nation of any probationary period. At the end of the probationary
period, if the department head desires to make a permanent appoint-
ment of the employee on probation, he shall file with the Personnel
Officer a written statement to the effect that the employee's services
are satisfactory. Failure on the part of the department head to file
such a statement at the end of the probationary period shall constitute
a rejection of the probationer as defined in these rules.
Section 3. Rejection of Probationer. At any time during the proba-
tionary period an employee may be rejected by the appropriate depart-
ment head. Any employee rejected during the probationary period
following promotion shall be reinstated to the position from which he
was promoted unless charges are filed and he is discharged in accor-
dance with the provisions of the Personnel Ordinance and these rules.
Section 4. Benefits during Probationary Period: Probationary em-
ployees earn and accrue all benefits given to other employees with the
following exceptions:
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1) No step increases will be awarded during the original
probationary period except sworn police and firefighter em-
ployees who are eligible for such an increase after 6 months
of satisfactory service
Z) Vacation credits are earned and accrued for all
original appointees but may not be used until the completion
of a probationary period of twelve months. "
This Resolution. to be effective commeiacing September 2 1, 1978.
DATED: SEPTEMBER 20, 1978
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 78- 134 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting
held September 20, 1978 by the following vote:
Ayes. Councilmen - Hughes, Katnich, Katzakian,
McCarty and Pinkerton
Noes: Councilmen - None
Absent-, Councilmen - None
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ALICE M. REQ iC�IE
CITY CLERK
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78-134