At the time of employment, each person shall report to the Office of Personnel to complete necessary paperwork for employment and receive an orientation as appropriate to the position.
A. 
Each applicant hired to fill a merit position is automatically placed in a probationary status for six months, unless a longer probationary period in that class of work, not to exceed one year, has been established, except that the County Sheriff may establish a longer probationary period for deputy sheriffs. Probationary employees shall be assessed on or before the expiration date of the probationary period. The employee's performance during the probationary period shall be considered in determining whether the employee shall be retained, given an extension of probation or dismissed. An employee who has received a satisfactory performance evaluation and a favorable recommendation from the department head shall be given merit status upon completion of the probationary period.
B. 
If the employee has been absent from work during the probationary period, the department head may extend the probationary period.
C. 
Individuals hired to fill full-time grant-funded positions shall also be required to serve a probationary period as described in this section. The employee's performance during the probationary period shall be considered in determining whether the employee shall be retained subject to the availability of funds, shall be given an extension of probation, or shall be dismissed.
D. 
Individuals hired to fill part-time and part-time grant positions do not serve a probationary period, but shall be required to complete six months of service prior to requesting the use of annual and personal leave.
E. 
Except for restrictions upon use of annual and personal leave, inability to use the grievance procedures, step increases and as otherwise expressly limited or excluded by this chapter, a probationary employee shall enjoy all other fringe benefits of an employee in the County's service. Employees may request the use of accrued sick leave while in a probationary status.
F. 
While in a probationary period upon initial employment, no employee shall be entitled to a salary raise other than an increase resulting from adjustments to the pay plan, a promotion, reclassification (as noted in § 86-2-102) or a detail.
G. 
If an employee misses a step increase due to an extended probation, upon successful completion of the probation the employee shall be granted a step increase in accordance with § 86-3-103.
H. 
Employees serving an initial probationary period and temporary, seasonal, hourly, part-time and part-time grant employees may be dismissed at any time for nondiscriminatory reasons.
[Amended 4-4-2017 by Ord. No. 11-17]
Each applicant appointed to fill a merit position is automatically placed in a probationary status for six months, unless a longer probationary period in that class of work, not to exceed one year, has been established, except that the County Sheriff may establish a longer probationary period for deputy sheriffs. Probationary employees shall be assessed on or before the expiration date of the probationary period. The employee's performance during the probationary period shall be considered in determining whether the employee shall be retained, given an extension of probation or dismissed. An employee who has received a satisfactory performance evaluation and a favorable recommendation from the department head shall be given merit status, and shall be eligible to request the use of annual leave if she or he has successfully completed an initial probationary period. Employees may request the use of accrued sick leave while in a probationary status.
A. 
Under the following conditions, employees shall be required to serve a probationary period in accordance with § 86-2-402, Probationary period upon initial employment:
(1) 
Competitive promotion;
(2) 
Noncompetitive promotion from a classification designated as probationary or trainee to the next higher level in the classification series, unless waived by the department head and Director of Personnel based on insubstantial changes in duties and responsibility;
(3) 
Voluntary demotion, unless waived by the receiving department head and Director of Personnel based upon either the circumstances surrounding the action or an insubstantial change in duties and responsibility level;
(4) 
Involuntary demotion; or
(5) 
Voluntary transfer to a different class specification, unless waived by the receiving department head and Director of Personnel based upon an insubstantial change in duties and responsibility level.
B. 
Under the following conditions, employees shall not be required to serve an additional probationary period:
(1) 
Reclassification;
(2) 
Involuntary transfer; or
(3) 
Transfer to the same class specification in the same department.
C. 
Part-time County employees selected for full-time positions shall generally be required to serve a probationary period. This may be waived by the receiving department head and Director of Personnel when the employee is selected for a position of the same title or when the hours of the position are expanded to full-time. Employees shall not be granted a step increase until successful completion of the probationary period. A step increase shall then be granted in accordance with § 86-3-103. The employee may request the use of accrued leave during the probationary period once the employee completes six months of service with the County as an employee eligible to receive leave.
D. 
An employee serving a new probationary period upon status change shall be assigned a new evaluation date for pay and evaluation purposes and shall not be granted a step increase until successful completion of the probationary period. A step increase shall then be granted in accordance with § 86-3-103.
A. 
Employees serving an initial probationary period and temporary, seasonal, hourly, part-time and part-time grant employees may be disciplined up to and including immediate dismissal at the discretion of their department heads. This determination shall be final and not subject to grievance or review except for part-time and part-time grant employees regularly scheduled to work 50% or more of the normal pay period who have completed six months of service.
B. 
The department head shall have sole discretion to determine whether a probationary employee dismissed from the service of the County shall receive any prior notice, but in no event shall any such prior notice exceed two weeks.