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City attorney presents draft ordinance to add six-month probationary period for nonunion new hires
Summary
City Attorney Tim Hooten presented a draft ordinance that would add a six-month probationary period for newly hired nonunion employees; the committee voted to send the draft to full council with a recommendation to order a public hearing.
City Attorney Tim Hooten told the Ordinance Committee on Jan. 14 that he had reviewed city contracts and found no consistent probationary clause for nonunion employees and has drafted a proposed ordinance to add one.
Hooten said the draft would establish a six-month probationary period for brand-new, nonunion hires (not union employees, who have separate negotiated provisions). The purpose, he said, is to permit a department to determine whether a newly hired employee is a suitable fit during the first months on the job and to allow separation without the showings that would otherwise be required if no probationary period is established.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about scope; Hooten said the change would apply only to nonunion new hires and would not alter union contracts. The committee moved to forward the draft to the full City Council with a recommendation to order a public hearing; the motion passed with the ayes recorded.
