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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3305 '. . . . . . .. . .. t~ur~~ RESOLUTION NO. 3305 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 1 OF RULE VIII OF THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2769 OF SAID CITY. WHEREAS, certain rules and regulations supplementing the personne 1 sys tem of the Ci ty of Arcadia were adopted on May 1, 1956" by Resolution No. 2769, entitled."A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS SUPPLEMENTING THE ARCADIA CITY CHARTER AND CITY ORDINANCES CREATING THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AND RESCINDING ALL PRIOR RULES AND REGULATIONS"; and, WHEREAS, Section 1 of Rule VIII - Probationary Period of said Personnel Rules and Regulations reads in part: "Persons ap- pointed to permanent positions shall be on probation for a period of six months before attaining permanent status . II . . . , and, WHEREAS, a newly appointed policeman or policewoman spends the first three full months in training at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Academy and the next three months in on-the-job training, so that it is impossible to evaluate an individual's performance on the job within the present probationary period of six months; and, WHEREAS, the Chief of Police and the Personnel Board, after a careful study of reports of other cities and consideration of the conditions and system of the Arcadia Police Department, have recom- mended that said period of probation for uniformed members of the Police Department be increased from six to twelve months; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Section 1 of Rule VIII - Probationary Period - be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1. Length of Probationary Period. Persons ap- pointed to permanent positions as uniformed members of the Police -1- 3305 . . . . '"' . - .. . . Department at the beginning level shall be on,probation for twelve months before attaining permanent status. Persons appointed'to other permanent positions shall be on prQbation for a period of six months before attaining permanent status. During the probationary period a probationer may be discharged or demoted (if he holds permanent status in a lower class) without right of appeal if the appointing power deems him unfit or unsatisfactory for service. No person shall attain permanent status unless and until (1) the appointing officer certir.ies in writing to the City Manager that the employee is satis- factory and has been permanently appointed to the position in which he has held a probationary appointment, or (2) upon the failure of the appointing power to remove the employee from his position, within 5 days after written notice from the City Manager that such employee's probationary period has been or within 5 days will be completed and that either permanent certification .or dismissal of the employee must be accomplished. Upon the request of any employee who has com- pleted, or within 5 days will complete, his prescribed probationary period, the City Manager sh~ll notify the appointing power'of such fact and that permanent certification or discharge of the employee is required. Any such action shall be made a matter of record in the minutes of the Personnel Board at its next regular meeting. " SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 4th day of October , 1960, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES:' Councilmen Balser, Phillips, Reibold and Camphouse NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman (SEAL) SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4tYI? day.of Oct I'i//lUl/J./ / Mayor /of the r ,1960. . dlaa- Ci ty of Arcadia ~A~TEST:, City Clerk -2- 3305