123:1-19-03 Length of probation in county service.

(A) The probationary period for all classified employees in the service of the county appointing authorities is fixed at one hundred and eighty calendar days. A longer period, not in excess of one year, may be established for specific job classifications upon agreement by the director of administrative services and the appointing authorities concerned, and upon the submission of proper documentation as required by the director.

(B) Time spent on leave of absence without pay shall not be counted as part of the probationary period. Probationary periods shall be extended by an equal number of days the employee spent in no-pay status.

(C) An appointing authority may, with the consent of the employee and approval of the director, extend an employee’s probationary period for up to sixty days to allow additional time to review the employee’s performance. A probationary period extension shall only be granted if an employee consents to the extension prior to the end of the employee’s normal probationary period and the total probationary time does not exceed one year.

Effective: 07/01/2007

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/20/2010

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 124.09

Rule Amplifies: 124.27

Prior Effective Dates: 1/9/76, 12/23/76, 1/2/77, 6/26/94, 2/4/96, 11/14/00