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i \.. � Request for Council Action Departm nt Approval 1�Ianager i' Item escription: Funding to cover sergean� Background Introduction: Approval ,� �� Date: September 23, 2002 Item Number: �, C, Agenda Section Organizational Business sition promotional test expenses. A few months ago, the police department approached council requesting approval to test for the position of sergeant. Council requested a dollar estimate for the testing process and authorized the police department to spend no more then $100.00 per applicant. Since that time, it has been determined that the testing process will cost considerably more then $100.00 per applicant. A breakdown of testing costs is as follows: B-PAD testing. This exercise is interactive. The candidate views a videotaped scenario and then reacts/interacts to the situation. This interaction is videotaped and scored by the testing company. It costs $1,000.00 to rent the tape, and $105.00 to score each candidate. 7 officers have expressed interest in taking the sergeants promotional test. The B-PAD total costs would be $1,735.00. Common Sense testing. This is a written test. It scores the candidate based on scenarios, where the best and worst course of action is asked of the participant. The test costs $150.00 to purchase, $20.00 per person to score. The Common Sense test total costs would be $290.00. Peer Review. This is a written exercise where the candidates and supervisory staff rate each candidate based on a set of standards. The Peer Review test total cost would be $950.00. The police department would like to use these three tests. Total costs would be $2,975.00, which exceeds the original expense limit of $100.00 per officer. This process is very important to the department. It behooves us to use high quality and timely testing materials to ensure we select the best possible candidate for the position. Council Action Reauested Approve the increase in the sergeants promotional testing expense amount from $700.00 to $2,975.00.