REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Adjust the Examination Weighting Plan for Police Records Specialist I (Job Code 641) and Police Records Specialist II (Job Code 643) to Qualifying Written and 100% Oral Exam on an Ongoing Basis
Report
BACKGROUND
The Human Resources Department requests Commission approval of a modification to the examination weighting plan for Police Records Specialist I/II (Job Code 641/643). This request is based on the authority of Civil Service Rule 3.1, "The Commission shall determine whether the examination shall consist of a written, oral, or performance, or psychological, investigative, physical test, or any combination thereof, and shall indicate the procedure in the announcement." This request has been coordinated with the Police Department.
DISCUSSION
A request to adjust the weighting plan for Police Records Specialist I/II (Job Code 641/643) was brought forward to the March 13, 2025 Civil Service Commission meeting. Due to lack of quorum, this item was deferred to the April 10, 2025 meeting. So the recruitment was not further delayed, the Department proceeded to post the recruitment using the existing weighting plan. This request will be for future Police Records Specialist I/II (Job Code 641/643) recruitments.
In coordination with the Police Department, the Human Resources Department recommends modifications to the examination weighting plan for Police Records Specialist I/II (Job Code 641/643) on an ongoing basis. Currently, the Police Records Specialist I/II (Job Code 641/643) examination weighting plan consists of a qualifying performance exam, qualifying written exam, and 100% oral board exam. The proposed modification is to make the examination weighting plan a qualifying written exam and 100% oral board examination. A typing certification is required as the performance exam and this is recommended to be removed from the recruitment process. At the April 10, 2024, Civil Service Commission Meetin...
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