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Consider an ordinance pertaining to Personnel Policies and Procedures, relating to Definitions, amending Section 17-1-1-102, Division 17-1-1, Article 17-1, Chapter 17, Lawton City Code 2015, by clarifying introductory employee is synonymous with probationary employee and introductory status or period is synonymous with probationary status or period, reducing the introductory period to six months, including unborn children as immediate family, providing for severability, and establishing an effective date.
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INITIATOR: Craig Akard, Human Resources Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Craig Akard, Human Resources Director
BACKGROUND: This proposed change is the result of City Charter referencing a six-month probationary period. For clarification and consistency, the definition of introductory employee and introductory status has been updated to also include probationary employee and probationary status. The introductory period will also revert to 6 months, from 12, to be consistent throughout. Additionally, this change includes adding unborn children to the definition of immediate family. The proposed changes have been before the Employee Advisory Committee.
EXHIBIT: Ordinance 24-
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FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve the ordinance, waive the reading of the ordinance, read the title only.