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<br />B. Some Decision-Making Tests <br /> <br />As we consider thorny public problems, certain tests or criteria may <br />help guide us in our decision-making. <br /> <br />1. Golden Rule Test <br />How would you want to be treated if you were the person making a <br />request or if you were a person who would be affected by the deci- <br />sion you were about to make? Treat others as you would want to be <br />treated in that situation. Put yourself in the other person's shoes. <br /> <br />2. Greatest-Good-for-the-Greatest-Number Test <br />Which decision do you think will create the greatest good, i.e. the <br />greatest benefit, for the greatest number of Roseville residents over <br />the long run? The goal that is always before us is to do what is best <br />for Roseville over the long run, not just what is best for a favored few <br />or for a particular area of the City or for a relatively short period of <br />time. <br /> <br />3. Universality Test... or What If Everyone Got Treated that Way? <br />We act on behalf of all Roseville residents, not just some. How would <br />a particular decision play out if it were applied to all persons who are <br />in the same or similar situation? Would that be a fair result? If we <br />cannot justify applying the same decision to everyone under the same <br />circumstances, maybe there is something wrong with that decision. <br /> <br />4. Hero Test <br />Imagine how someone whose judgment you admire and trust would <br />handle the situation before you. <br /> <br />5. Front-Page-of-the-Newspaper Test <br />Imagine how a reasonable member of the public would perceive a <br />particular decision if the story about that decision were described by <br /> <br />19 <br />