§ 3. Firefighters—how appointed.

The sworn members of the Fire Department shall, upon the approval and recommendation of the Fire Chief, be appointed by the Mayor; provided, all persons so appointed shall serve on probation for a period of twelve (12) months from the time of such appointment, during which time the Personnel Committee of the Fire Department may terminate the appointment of such probationary firefighter if upon observation, investigation, or consideration of the performance of duty they deem him unsatisfactory or unfit for the service.

NOTE: This section was amended to read as above by an amendment voted February 13, 1996, and approved by the Governor on June 21, 1996. There were 40,714 votes in favor of the amendment and 14,310 votes against the amendment. The title to this amendment read:

Shall the existing Charter of the City of Tulsa, as heretofore amended, be further amended to provide all persons appointed as members of the Tulsa Fire Department shall serve on probation for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of appointment?

Prior to this amendment, this section read as follows:

Section 3. Firefighters—how appointed.

The sworn members of the Fire Department shall, upon the approval and recommendation of the Fire Chief, be appointed by the Mayor; provided, all persons so appointed shall serve on probation for a period of six (6) months from the time of such appointment, during which time the Personnel Committee of the Fire Department may terminate the appointment of such probationary firefighter if upon observation, investigation, or consideration of the performance of duty they deem him unsatisfactory or unfit for the service.