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cant shall be appointed as a member of the Police or Fire [Bureau]
Department prior to certification of the examining physician or physi-
cians as being capable of meeting the physical, medical and mental require-
ments established by the Administrative Officer [or the Director of Public
Safety].

Special Regulation 2.08. List of eligible applicants for employment
in the Police [Bureau] Department or the Fire [Bureau] Department
shall stand for one year from the date of posting unless it is found
necessary to make public announcement of a new examination within a
year. After the expiration of an eligible list, all applicants will be removed
for consideration. New entrance examinations for members of the Police
or Fire [Bureaus] Departments must be held sufficiently in advance of
the date of expiration of the preceding list to allow compilation of a new
eligibility list.

Special Regulation 2.10. When vacancies occur in the Police or
Fire [Bureau] Department, The Director of Personnel shall, upon the
request of the [Director of Public Safety] Chief of the respective depart-
ment, certify from the eligible list [to the Director of Public Safety] a list
of names equal to the number of vacancies to be filled. The Director of
Personnel must certify the applicants in numerical standing according to
the general average rating scores.

Special Regulation 2.11. The probationary period for all appointees
to the Police and Fire [Bureaus] Departments shall be for a period of
one year from the date of appointment except for patrolmen which shall be
for a period of two years from the date of appointment.

Special Regulation 2.12. Patrolmen and firemen may be removed
at any time during the probationary period by the Chief of the respective
[Bureau] Department [with the approval of the Director of Public
Safety], and will not be afforded an opportunity of hearing before the
Trial Board.

Special Regulation 4.01. Employees of the Fire and Police [Bu-
reaus] Departments should be appraised at least once a year by their
immediate superiors, and the results of such appraisals should be dis-
cussed with the employees being appraised. The purpose of these ap-
praisals is to encourage employee growth and development.

Special Regulation 4.02. The appraisal by the superior and any
comments of the employee being appraised shall be forwarded to the
Director of Personnel by the chief of the appropriate [bureau] depart-
ment for inclusion in the employee's personnel file.

Special Regulation 5.01. In order to promote high morale and dis-
cipline in the Police and Fire [Bureaus] Departments, all civilian em-
ployees in both [bureaus] departments shall be subject to the same
orders, regulations and directives as all other members of the Police and
Fire [Bureaus] Departments as far as the same are applicable and shall
be considered as exceptions to the County Personnel Act in matters per-
taining to employment, promotion, di