86-06 144.09 Probationary Period for Appoint - Civil Svc

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Please substitute for 86-06 (Placed on tst reading 11-20-06 and referred to R & O; Placed on 2nd reading 12-4-06) ORDINANCE NO. 86-06 BY: Antonio, Butler, Demro, Dever, FitzGerald, ~adigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE to create a new section within Chapter 144, Civil Service Commission, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to set out the probationary period for original and promotional appointments. WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary in that any Rules and Regulations of the Lakewood Civil Service Commission which differ from the Ohio Revised Code must be enacted by ordinance; and WHEREAS, based on the experience of the Civil Service Commission and their extensive review of the Rules and Regulations, the Commission recommends that the probationary period for original and promotional appointments be reflected aS described in the proposed ordinance. Now, therefore BE 1-1- ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That a new Section within Chapter 144, Civil Service Commission, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood is hereby created to read as follows: 144.XX PROBATIONARY PERIODS (a) All original and promotional appointments to any position except as a sworn member of the divisions of Police or Fire, shall be for a probationary period of ninety (90) days: Original appointments to the positions of Patrol Officer and Fire Fighter shall be for a probationary perioa of two years. The probationary period for promotional appointments as a sworn member of the divisions of Police and Fire shall be for one year. (b) No appointment or promotion shall be considered final until the employee has satisfactorily completed the probationary period. The purpose of the probationary period is to evaluate the suitabilib/, performance, and qualifications of the employee for permanent appointment to that position. (c) If the service ofthe probationary employee is unsatisfactory he/she may be removed or reduced at any time by the appointing authority. (d) The probationary period of any employee may be extended by the Commission for good cause shown upon written request of the appointing authority. (e) Any probationary employee who is removed may request a review by the Commission. Such request must be in writing and received by the Commission within ten (10) days of such removal. The Commission shall review the procedure for such removal to ascertain that the removal was in accordance with the provisions of this article.