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SECTION 7 PROBATIONARY PERIOD SUBD. 1. Purpose. The probationary period shall be regarded as an integral part of the examination process and shall be utilized for closely observing the employee's work, for securing the most effective adjustment of the employee to his/her position, and for rejecting any employee whose performance does not meet the required work standards. SUBD. 2. Duration. Every original appointment and every promotional appointment is subject to a probationary period of (6) months after appointment. Upon completion of the employee's first (3) months of service, the department head shall provide the employee with a written evaluation of his/her performance. SUBD. 3. Termination. The appointing authority may terminate a probationary employee at any time during the probationary period if in the appointing authority's opinion the working test indicates that the employee is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of the position satisfactorily or that his/her habits and dependability do not merit continuance in the position. The employee so terminated shall be notified in writing of the reasons for the termination and shall not have the right to appeal unless he/she is a veteran, in which case the procedure prescribed in Minnesota Statutes Section 197.46 shall be followed. A permanent employee terminated during the probationary period from a position to which he/she has been promoted or transferred shall be rein- stated to a position in the class from which he/she was promoted or transferred unless he/she is discharged from the City service as provided in the Ordinance. If a permanent employee promoted or transferred to a position not in the competitive service is terminated from that position he/she shall be reinstated to a position in the class from which he/she came unless he/she is discharged as provided by the Ordinance. SUBD. 4. Completion. Iuuuediately prior to the expiration of the probationary period, the department head shall notify the City Administrator in writing whether or not the services of the employee have been satisfactory and whether or not the employee will be continued. If the notification states that the employee will be continued, the employee shall become a permanent employee at the end of the probationary period.