(a) A new employee may be hired as full-time, part-time or temporary as recommended by
the department head and approved by the city manager.
(b) New employee compensation will start at the beginning of the pay grade unless otherwise
approved by the city manager.
(c) Full-time and part-time employees shall be classified as regular full-time or regular
part-time employees after successful completion of their employment for six (6) continuous
calendar months. The requirement for completion of six (6) months may be reduced to
completion of less than six (6) months when it is determined by the city manager that
the employee has demonstrated exceptional performance documented by the completion
of a performance evaluation.