[Ord. 511, 3/13/1986]
Upon recommendation of the Township Manager, the following Personnel Policies are hereby further defined. Where these policies conflict with employee contracts, the contract shall control:
1.
Probationary Period.
A.
Objective. The probationary period shall be regarded as an integral part of the employee selection process and shall be utilized for closely observing the employee's work, securing the most effective adjustment of a new employee to his or her position and for rejecting any employee whose performance is not satisfactory. This provision shall apply only to permanent full-time positions.
B.
Duration. The probationary period shall be for a minimum of three months to a maximum of 12 months. The following probationary periods are hereby adopted for the following classes of employment:
Class Employment | Probation Period | |
|---|---|---|
Police | 1 year | |
Engineering | 6 months | |
Administrative | 6 months | |
Technical | 6 months | |
Clerical | 3 months | |
Labor | 3 months |
C.
Probationary Period for New Employee.
(1)
At any time during the probationary period, the appointing authority may remove any employee if, in his opinion and that of the employee's immediate supervisor, the worker's performance indicates that such employee is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of the position satisfactorily or that his or her habits or lack of dependability do not merit his or her continuance in the service. The Manager shall forth-with report to the employee removed, the action and reasons therefor.
(2)
A probationary employee who is found to have been appointed through fraud or error shall be removed within 10 calendar days of notification to this effect by the Manager to the department head.
(3)
During the probationary period a new employee shall accrue but not be eligible for the use of vacation, sick leave, personal days, or the dental program. From the end of the probationary period until December 31 of the year hired, each new employee would be entitled to use the dental coverage and personal days on a pro-rata basis.
2.
Promotional Appointments. The probationary period shall be used in connection with promotional appointments in the same manner as it is used for original entrance appointments. If a person is removed during his probationary period following a promotion, he or she shall be entitled to return to his or her former position.
3.
Residency. All permanent full-time employees shall become a resident of the Township or reside within a five mile radius of the Salisbury Township Municipal Building within six months of successfully completing their probationary period. This policy would be extended to the Police Department and Public Works Department if a slide agreement to their respective employee agreements is adopted.