Item 2H: Approval of Police Auditor Selection Process

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ATTACHMENT A RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS PROPOSAL: POLICE AUDITOR Updated May 1, 2006 The City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Police Auditor Recruitment and Selection recommends the following process components. 1.Posting a.The position will be posted from March 27, 2006 to April 28, 2006. b.Staff will implement the advertising and announcement plan previously distributed. c.Staff will contact current auditors to ask for additional recommendations and to solicit names of potential applicants to contact. d.The advertising plan will be shared with the City Council and any Councilor is welcome to recommend additional steps. e.Applicants will be asked to submit a cover letter explaining how they have obtained the necessary qualifications for the position and a resumé. 2.Community Feedback a.Community members will be asked to provide feedback to City Council on the candidate characteristics and background that should be evaluated in the selection process through a public hearing at a Council meeting. b.Public input will also be solicited on the web and through emails to interested groups and parties. 3.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. 4.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 discuss and propose a methodology(ies) for the City Council to screen or rank 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 recommendations on screening criteria and methodology. c.The City Council will finalize the methodology and screen the applications of all applicants that meet minimum qualifications.