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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1659 PAGE FIVE period shall be one year, in all cases, f.rom the date of appointment to a position in that classi- fication of positions in the police department in which an employee initially becomes or, in the regular course of employment, will become author- ized to exercise the powers of a peace officer in other then a supervised training capacity. Ab- sences totaling fifteen (15) days or more during a probationary period shall extend the probation- ary period the total length of time of such ab- sences. During such probationary period the em- ployee may be rejected at any time without right of a hearing before the personnel board. An em- ployee rejected during the probationary period from a position to which he has been promoted shall be reinstated to the position from which he was promoted, unless he is dismissed from the ser- vice of the city in addition to rejection, in which event he shall have the right of a hearing before the personnel board as to such order of dis- missal in the manner prescribed in this chapter. SECTION 9. That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered 9-118, which section reads as follows: Sec. 9-118. Suspensions; demotions; dismissals. (a) Right to exercise the disciplinary and dismissal powers hereinafter provided is vested respectively in the officers of the city who have the power of appointment as to any position in the personnel system. (b) Any employee serving a probationary period in a position in the civil service shall be subject to suspension without pay for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, demotion or dis- missal, and the employee so disciplined or dis- charged shall not have a right of appeal~ except that an employee who held permanent status in some other position or employment included within the civil service immediately prior to his appointnnt to probationary status shall not be discharged without written notice of charges, an opportunity to answer, a written decision as hereinafter pro- vided and right of appeal to the personnel board.