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File #: 2017-1413    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 4/13/2017 In control: Committee on Human Resources
On agenda: 4/19/2017 Final action: 5/2/2017
Enactment date: 5/2/2017 Enactment #: 248
Effective date: 5/8/2017    
Title: Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. for professional consulting services in connection with Police Officer Recruit candidate examination and selection services, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $75,000.00.
Indexes: AGREEMENTS, CONTRACT
Attachments: 1. Summary 2017-1413

Title

Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. for professional consulting services in connection with Police Officer Recruit candidate examination and selection services, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof.  Cost not to exceed $75,000.00.

 

Body

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

 

Section 1.                     The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into a contract(s) for professional consulting services with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. pertaining to the following Police Officer Recruit candidate examination and selection services:

 

§                     Conducting a job analysis/transportability analysis update to the 2015 Police Officer job analysis.

§                     The use of proprietary written and oral board test preparation guides and standardized examination materials.

§                     Training of oral board panel members (City of Pittsburgh Police) which includes an overview of the oral exam, the standard test procedures, elimination/reduction of biases, and reliability.

§                     Conducting statistical analyses on all examination components in accordance with organizational psychology practices and the Uniform Federal Guidelines on Employee Selection.

§                     Weighting and combining exam scores and setting passing scores; providing preliminary and final scores, statistical analysis reports, and final content validity reports.

§                     Revising the processes for background investigation and candidate selection phases.

 

Said Contracts shall be in a form approved by the City Solicitor and shall contain such terms and conditions as said Solicitor may require.  The total amount not to exceed Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), chargeable to and payable from Account Code: 109000.53.53901.2017.

 

 

Section 2.                     The City Controller shall encumber funds for the annual contract, subject to the amount of funds to be appropriated by City Council in respective budget year from the following chart account:

 

Budget Year

Account Code

Amount

2017

109000.53.53901.2017

$75,000.00

 

 

Section 3.                     Any ordinance or Resolution or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.