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9.h) Amendment to Personnel Policy Meeting Date: 2/21/2012 Agenda Item: ��� City Council Agenda Report City of Scandia 14727 209�' St. North Scandia, MN 55073 (651) 433-2274 Action Requested: Consider an amendment to the city's Personnel Policy, Section 2 (g), which provides for training and probationary periods. Deadline/Timeline: N/A Background: • If the Council approves the proposed amendment to the Fire Department Operational Policy to reduce the probationary period for new firefighters from 24 to 12 months, a corresponding change in the city's Personnel Policy is required. • A resolution making this change to the Personnel Policy has been prepared for the Council's action. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Council adopt the resolution. Attachments/ • Draft Resolution No. 02-21-12-OS Materials provided: Contact(s): Prepared by: Anne Hurlburt, Administrator (personnel policy amendment FF Probation) Page 1 of 1 02/17/12 CITY OF SCANDIA RESOLUTION NO. 02-21-12-OS RESOLUTION AMENDING THE PERSONNEL POLICY OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA WHEREAS,the City Council has adopted Resolution 03-16-10-10 establishing personnel policies for the City of Scandia; and WHEREAS, the personnel policies were amended by Resolution 10-19-10-03; and WHEREAS, an amendment to the policy has been recommended to ensure consistency with the Fire Department Operational Policy; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does make an amendment to Section 2. (g) as follows: g) Training or Probationary Period The training or probationary period is an integral part of the selection process and will be used for the purpose of observing the employee's work and for training the employee in work expectations. Training periods apply to new hires, transfers, promotions and rehires. Training periods are six months in duration unless otherwise set by the City Council at the time of hire. � Paid on call firefighters shall have a�eone-year training period. Adopted by the Scandia City Council this 21th day of February, 2012. Randall Simonson, Mayor ATTEST: Anne Hurlburt, City Clerk/Administrator