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6.B. - Page 191 of 366 <br />paid by the employee. Effective January 1, 2016, the City's contribution toward <br />the plan shall be ninety percent (90%) of the plan premium. <br />SECTION 11. PROBATION <br />11.1 New Employees <br />Anew hire employee shall serve a probationary period of eighteen (18) months. <br />New hire lateral Police Officers shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12) <br />months. Upon satisfactory completion of such probationary period, the employee <br />shall be appointed as a regular full-time employee of the City of Redwood City. <br />New employees on probation who are off work for more than thi 30) work <br />days shall have their probationary period extended by the same amount of time as <br />the work absence. <br />During the first six (6) months of his or her probationary period, an employee <br />may be required to pass physical agility and endurance tests, written or oral <br />examinations, and other job related tests to continue employment as a <br />probationary employee. During the last twelve (12) months of an eighteen (18) <br />month probationary period, an employee may be required to pass periodical <br />written examinations pertaining to all phases of the employee's work. Two (2) <br />months prior to the conclusion of the probationary period (twelve (12) or eighteen <br />(18) month probation periods), an employee may be required to pass an oral <br />examination and performance test to satisfy the recommendation from the <br />Department to Human Resources for retention on permanent employment status. <br />A probationary employee shall have the opportunity to read and discuss his or her <br />monthly performance report with his or her supervisor before such report <br />becomes part of the employee's employment record. <br />An employee may be separated from the City service at any time during the <br />probationary period without right of appeal or hearing. <br />Any employee appointed to the classification of Police Officer Trainee shall be <br />considered in a training status during the probationary period. A Police Officer <br />Trainee who has not completed the required basic P.O.S.T training academy shall <br />be considered a local miscellaneous retirement employee for all purposes and will <br />only be considered a safety retirement member on the first (1 st) day he or she is <br />assigned to regular police duties. <br />11.2 Promoted Employees <br />All promotional appointments shall be tentative and subject to a probationary <br />period of twelve (12) months of service from the date of appointment. During the <br />probationary period an employee may be rejected at any time by the City <br />Manager upon recommendation of the Police Chief. Any regular employee <br />210 <br />