Item A: Police Auditor Recruitment Process

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ATTACHMENT A Police Auditor Hiring Process The 2006 Police Auditor Hiring Process included the following elements: 1) Interview with the Mayor and City Council (1 hour) ? Each candidate participated in a structured interview process consisting of 12 questions and the opportunity to ask questions with the City Council and Mayor ? Panel members included City Councilors and the Mayor who rated the interviews on related job dimensions and tallied scores for each candidate. ? Following the interviews, the panel met with HR staff who facilitated an interview debrief, delivered feedback from the other panels, and documented Council’s discussion and decision. 2) Interview with Internal Panel Members (1 hour) ? Each candidate participated in a structured interview process with internal stakeholders consisting of 12 questions and the opportunity to ask questions of the panel. ? Panel members included members of EPD Command and Supervisory staff, Internal Affairs Staff, the Police Commission Analyst, the Human Rights Analyst, EPEA Union leadership, the Risk Management Director, and an outside Police Auditor. ? Panel members rated the interviews on related job dimensions and tallied scores for each candidate. ? Following the interviews, the panel met with HR staff who facilitated an interview debrief of candidate scores, strengths, and weaknesses and documented the discussion. 3) A Presentation and Q&A Forum with a Community Panel (1 hour) ? Each candidate was asked to share a brief two minute oral resume on themselves and then spend four minutes speaking on what they would bring to the City of Eugene if hired as the Police Auditor. After the first five minutes the remaining time was spent with the candidate taking and answering questions that were submitted in writing by community panel members. City staff was on hand to time candidate responses to three minutes maximum each. ? Following the forum, participating community members were asked to complete written feedback forms for each candidate, and staff transcribed this feedback and shared it with Council and the Mayor to inform their decision making process. ? Community Panel Members included representatives from the Police Commission, Higher Education, Public Defenders, and organizations representing various groups with an interest in this position throughout the community. 4) A tour of the City of Eugene given by an Executive or Division Manager with the City ? This was an unrated activity given as a courtesy to the candidates to help inform their decision regarding relocating to Eugene should the opportunity be offered to them.