Board forwards revised separation and probation rules, including transfer restriction, to public hearing

The Personnel Board voted to advance proposed revisions to Article 6 of the Personnel Policy Manual to a public hearing. The draft clarifies that the human resources director must sign off on termination paperwork and that the city manager makes final determinations for nonprobationary terminations. The revisions also streamline transition-compensation language (commonly called severance) for unclassified employees and add a rule that employees on service probation (disciplinary probation) are not eligible for transfer or promotion while that probation is in effect.