Regarding the probationary period for a newly hired police officer in a civil service community, can anyone confirm for me if the 1 year probation starts on the day you get sworn in or on the day you graduate from the academy?
Posted by: michaelbos
Most if not all start the day you grad.
Posted by: mikemac64
It is a little murky, but civil service says it starts "the day you start performing full-time police officer duties".
I understood this to mean, particularly if you are in a small town, that if you start working full time prior to going to the academy, you probabtion starts before you attend an academy. This would mean your probabtionary period will include your academy time.
The academy does not have anything to do with civil service, or retirement boards, or much of anything else. All of the groups are different agencies with different agenda's and missions. They do not always work in concert with each other, and their guidance is frequently in conflict with each other.
Anyone else?
Posted by: PATS246
Gil is correct, it is one year from when one completes the academy.
Civil Service law - Personel Administrative Rules 12 states that the probationary period after permanent original appointment to a full time civil service position and before tenured status requires six months of scheduled performance of the actual duties of such position except as otherwise provided by law.
The probationary period may be extended by the appointing authority beyond the period provided by law by the actual number of days of absence during the statuatory period; written notice of such extension shall be given to the employee prior to the expiration of the statuatory probationary period.
Posted by: Gil
One year from your graduation date
Posted by: mikemac64
CHAPTER 31. CIVIL SERVICE
Chapter 31: Section 61 Municipal police officers or fire fighters; probationary periods; evaluation
Section 61. Following his original appointment as a permanent full-time police officer or fire fighter in a city, or in a town where the civil service law and rules are applicable to such position, a person shall actually perform the duties of such position on a full-time basis for a probationary period of twelve months before he shall be considered a full-time tenured employee in such position, except as otherwise provided by civil service rule. The administrator, with the approval of the commission, may establish procedures to ensure the evaluation by appointing authorities, prior to the end of such probationary period, of the performance of persons appointed as regular police officers or fire fighters.
This does not cover an extension of probabtion. I believe they don't extend it because it is already longer by 6 months than non-public safety positions.
My department just went through this. Remember, civil service rulings are always changing and over riding each other.
Anyone else.
Posted by: patroldan81
We had a problem in our dept. regarding this. Like what was said before, some small towns have officers work in a full-time for a period of time prior to the academy. In our situation, the chief and Sgt's had a personality conflict with an officer (me). Basically, I was doing my job. The Sgt's would praise and encourage me to "keep up the good work" so on and so forth, but were "stacking" my personnel file with "bad boy" letters and not notifying me of anything that went in there. I was actually written up for making too many stops, and running an excessive number of vehicle plates. Evidently the command staff isn't up on case law and our job description. By the way, their complaint was that I issued 240 cites in a three month period. If you do the math that equates to a whoping 4 cites a shift. Whoa, am I a ticket-tron or what!
A week prior to the academy, they attempted to fire me for being "over aggressive". This started a battle which rages onto this day.
What I was informed, after the selectman saw through the smoke and mirrors, was that the time prior to the academy did count but was suspended upon entering into training status. It then started again upon graduation.
I do not know if this follows what is "supposed" to be done but this is what was done in my situation.
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