9.h) Amendment to Personnel Policy Meeting Date: 2/21/2012
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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)
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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