A. All employees of the Probation Department are employees of the District Court.

B. The employees of the Probation Department are to be appointed or discharged by the Court Administrator. All appointments or discharges shall be made on a merit basis, without regard to political affiliation, race, creed, color or sex. New employees must successfully complete a probationary period of one year (26 accruable pay cycles) which may be extended by the appointing authority for an additional three months during which time their performance will be evaluated by their supervisor to determine if they should become a regular employee.

C. All Probation Department employees promoted into a new position within the Depart-ment shall be subject to a one year period of probation, during which time they may be returned to their former position or a position within the Department comparable to their former position without cause. If returned to their former position or a position comparable to their former position, they shall return to the salary of the former position or the comparable position. This right shall include bumping rights against any person promoted or hired into their former position.