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RESOLUTION NO. 5893 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AMENDING CITY OF CHANDLER PERSONNEL RULE 12, PROBATION, SECTION 1, PERIOD OF PROBATION, AND SECTION 4, REPORTING WHEREAS, the Human Resources Director is charged with preparing Personnel Rules for the administration of the City's merit system, including any necessary amendments thereof; and WHEREAS, the Human Resources Director proposes the amendment of Personnel Rule 12 to change the probationary period of all newly promoted Police Sergeant, Lieutenant and Commander ranks within the Chandler Police Department to one-year, and to update the form of reports; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment has been reviewed by the City Manager and referred for action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, as follows: Section 1. The amendment of Personnel Rule 12 attached hereto as Exhibit A is approved and adopted. Section 2. All other Personnel Rules not amended hereby shall remain unchanged. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this 10th day of April 2025. ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR CERTIFICATION I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5893 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of April 2025, and that a quorum was present thereat. ___________________________________ CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: _______________________________ CITY ATTORNEY Resolution 5893 Page 2 Resolution 5893 Exhibit A Rule 12 - PROBATION Section 1. Period of Probation A. Every employee in the classified service shall satisfactorily serve a period of probation in order to achieve regular status in that class. Service as a temporary employee cannot be credited toward the probationary period. Any time spent while on temporary detail shall be credited to the probationary period if the employee is promoted to the position immediately after the end of the detail assignment. B. The initial probation shall consist of six (6) months of work for all classes except that for initial entry-level public safety employees, public safety dispatch and communication employees, public safety crime scene and forensic employees and detention officer trainees, the length of time shall be one year. The promotional probation shall consist of six (6) months for all classes, except for all newly promoted Police Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Commander positions within the Chandler Police Department, for which the length of the promotional probation will be one year. C. The probation period may be extended one or more times by the Department Director in coordination with the Human Resources Director, but the extended probationary period shall not exceed in total the length of the initial probationary period unless the employee agrees to further extensions. D. Employees who have resigned and who return to City employment within two years of their resignation may use vacation leave as it is accrued if the employee is not required to serve an initial probationary period. E. Time taken on sick leave or while drawing compensation under Worker’s Compensation shall be credited toward the probationary period if such time does not exceed 30 calendar days. Such time in excess of 30 calendar days shall not be credited toward the probationary period and the employee’s probation shall be extended the length of time equal to the time taken. Resolution 5893 Page 3 Section 2. Action Following Successful Probation Two weeks prior to the end of the probationary period, if a Department Director decides to award a probationary employee regular status the Department Director shall submit a performance appraisal to the Human Resources Director on a form provided by the Human Resources Director. However, an employee does not achieve regular status until the Department Director submits paperwork awarding regular status. If the Department does not submit paperwork within 60 days after the end of the probationary period to either award regular status, extend probation, or to separate the employee, then the employee shall automatically receive regular status. Section 3. Probationary Release and Unsuccessful Completion of Promotional Probation A. During the initial probationary period, an employee may be dismissed, suspended, or demoted by the Department Director without the right to appeal. Dismissal during the initial probationary period shall be defined as a probationary release and shall not be considered a dismissal for cause. B. Unlike a probationary release, an employee dismissed or suspended without pay while on promotional probation shall have a right to appeal as provided by these rules. An employee who does not successfully complete promotional probation may be demoted to the class held prior to promotion without right to appeal. In such case, the employee will be demoted at the same rate of pay held prior to promotion and shall be returned to the former date of classification. If a vacancy does not exist, the layoff rule shall apply. Section 4. Reports All actions affecting the status of a probationary employee shall be reported to the Human Resources Office by the Department Director electronically on a form provided by the Human Resources Office. Revised December, 2012 - Resolution No. 4661 Revised May, 2015 - Resolution No. 4847 Revised June, 2022 - Resolution No. 5594 Revised April, 2025 - Resolution No. 5893