Item D-2H: Police Auditor Selection Process

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ATTACHMENT A POLICE AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS PROPOSAL Updated May 11, 2006 thth The position was posted on March 27 and closed April 28. The City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Police Auditor Recruitment and Selection recommends the following selection process components. 1.Develop and Finalize Selection Process a.The City Council ad hoc committee will draft selection process components for City Council review, and will finalize a recommendation for the selection process and forward it to the City Council for approval. 2.Review and Screen Applications. (Note – Applications will be considered confidential at this stage of the process.) a.The ad hoc committee will screen applications to identify those that meet the minimum qualifications in the job description. Any City Councilor who chooses to may individually review all applications screened out for not meeting minimums. b.The ad hoc committee will propose a screening guide for the City Council to use in screening the qualified candidates and select those that will go on to the next phase of the process. Several outside experts will be contacted for their advice on screening methodologies and criteria to rate applicants. c.The City Council will finalize the screening methodology and then individually evaluate the applications of all applicants that meet minimum qualifications. d.The City Council will meet in executive session to discuss the results of the screening process and make a decision for the finalists to proceed to the next phase of the process. e.An outside expert will be brought into the executive session to work with the City Council on selecting finalists. 3. Telephone Interviews (Note – This step may be waived if the Council decides it is not needed based on the number of top candidates.) a.All Councilors will be invited to submit one interview question for the process. The questions will then be reviewed and finalized by the ad hoc committee. (An outside expert may assist by helping develop interview questions or by participating in the process). b.The ad hoc committee will conduct telephone interviews with top applicants to select finalists for the on-site interview process. Other interested City Councilors can attend the interview process and evaluate candidates. c.The ad hoc committee will outline the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate based on the evaluations submitted. This information will then be provided to the City Council, who will select the finalists for on-site interviews. 4.Initial reference checking (optional) a.Human Resources and/or the ad hoc committee members will complete reference calls on top applicants and compile feedback for review by the committee and City Council.