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Appropriate tests may be given to aid in this determination. Length of full-time employment with the City will be considered in promotions only when all other qualifications are equal. It shall be the policy of the City to fill vacancies by promotion of current employees from within where practicable. This policy shall not be construed to preclude the City from external recruitment and/or selection of applicants from outside the municipal service, nor as a waiver of job -relevant qualifications for the position, nor as a guarantee of promotion from within to any and/or all positions for which job openings occur. All promotions shall be subject to a three (3) month probationary period. If the employee who has been promoted is found unsuited for the work of the position to which promoted, such employee may be reinstated to the position and rate of pay previously held or to some other position in the class from which such employee was promoted. 207.12 Relationship to other City Personnel Whenever possible, with due regard for job -relevant qualifications, merit and fitness, the City Council shall avoid the appointment of any person within the immediate family of elected or appointed officers or employees of the City. In the event that a member of the family is appointed to a position, the appointment shall not be made within the same department in which an immediate family member works. This provision does not apply to marital status, as protected under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Employment of the spouse of an elected or appointed officer or employee is not prohibited; however, appointment or assignment of an employee's spouse in the same department in which the employee works is prohibited. 207.13 Political Activity State law prohibits the City from imposing or enforcing limitations on the political activities of City employees beyond those established by the state legislature. Therefore, employees of the City are not prohibited from participating in local election campaigns or appointment to public office. No City employee or official may use their official authority or influence "to compel a person to apply for membership in or become a member of a political organization, to pay or promise to pay a political contribution, or to take part in a political activity". Any employee who shall become a candidate for any elective public office may be required to take a leave of absence without pay and shall not perforin duties connected with the position held by such employee until such employee is no longer a candidate, if