Sec. 7. (a) The board may provide that all appointments to the police department are probationary for a period not to exceed one (1) year.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-9-7

     (b) If the board finds, upon the recommendation of the chief of the department during the probationary period, that the conduct or capacity of a member is not satisfactory, the board shall notify the member in writing that the member is being suspended or that the member will not receive a permanent appointment.

     (c) If a member is notified that the member will not receive a permanent appointment, the member’s employment immediately ceases. Otherwise, at the expiration of the probationary period, the member is considered regularly employed.

As added by P.L.98-2000, SEC.28.