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<br />VI-3 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Osberg, City Administrator <br />August 30, 2007 <br />Assistant Fire and Emergency Services Director Testing Process <br /> <br />Recommended City Council Action <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Council take the following action as it relates to the <br />hiring process for the Assistant Fire and Emergency Services Director position: <br /> <br />a.) Authorize the utilization of a closed-promotional process; accepting applications <br />only from current members of the paid on-call staff, and existing members of the <br />Full Time Fire Department Staff, including the current Fire Inspector. <br />b.) Authorize the utilization of Personnel Decisions Inc. (PDI) to assist with process, <br />including, but not necessarily limited to review of the background and experience <br />application material; in-basket exam; promotability index calculation and <br />assistance with the scoring for the oral examination. <br />c.) Approve the attached job description for the position of Assistant Fire and <br />Emergency Services Director. <br /> <br />Back2:round <br /> <br />On Monday August 20, 2007 the City Council took action approving the appointment of <br />Mike Schutt to the position of Fire and Emergency Services Director, effective <br />September 29,2007. With Mike Schutt's pending appointment as Fire and Emergency <br />Services Director, Staff has begun the process of developing a schedule and plan for the <br />filling of the position of Assistant Fire and Emergency Services Director. <br /> <br />Previous similar position vacancies have resulted in the utilization ofPDI to assist with <br />the review of the background and experience material applicants will submit; facilitating <br />an in-basket exam; conducting a promotability index and calculation of the oral interview <br />scores. PDI will also calculate all ofthese scores and forward to the City Administrator <br />the top three candidates for consideration for appointment to the position of Assistant <br />Fire and Emergency Services Director. Once Staff has formulated the exact process and <br />scoring system for the steps in the testing process, each of those interested in becoming <br />candidates will be advised accordingly. <br />