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RESOLUTION
�1NT PAUL, MiNNESOTA
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Committce Date
WE�REAS, the Sairn Paul City Charter provides for a merit system in hiring employees;
WfiEREAS, the Office of Human Resources, Employment Testing Division, develops job-related
employment e�cams to ensure the integrity of that merit system;
Wf�REAS, in orda for the Employmeart Testing staffto maintain their ability to provide such exams,
they must participate in job-related training;
WHEREAS, in order to provide up-tadate employment testing training, the Office of Human
Resources is contracting with an outside consultant to come to Saint Paul and conduct two, 1-day
workshops;
WFIEREAS, the Office of Human Resources has opened up this training opportunity to test
development specialists from other public jurisdictions at a set fee;
WE�REAS, the fees for providing this workshop will be deposited back into the General Fund in
order to recover the costs incurred in hiring the training consuttant;
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07 of the City Charter, does certify that there will
be available for appropriation revenues in excess of those estimated in the 1996 budget; and
WFIEREAS, the Mayor recommends the following changes to the 1996 budget:
FINANCING PLAN
001 - General Fund - I�uman Resources
00158 - Recruitment and Selection
- 4099 Fees and O.C.
All Other Fund Finattcing
Total Fund Financing Plan
SPENDING PLAN
001 - General Fund - Human Resources
00158 - Recnritment and Selection
- 0256 Registration Fees
- All Other Spending
All Other Fund Spending
Total Fund Spending Plan
Current
Budget
0
150 23 1_753
150,321,753
1,700
549,508
149 770 545
150,321,753
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Changes
3,800
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3,800
3,800
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3,800
Amended
Budget
3,800
15Q321_753
150,325,553
5,500
549,508
149,770 545
150,325,553
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T�REFORE, LET TT BE RESOLVED, that the City Council adopts the above additions to the
1996 budget.
Approval recommended:
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DEPARTMENf/OFF7CFJCOUNCII.: DATE INTTIATED GREEN SHEET No.: 35834
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CONTACT PERSON & PHONE: p R�II7IAUDATE IN17L.LDATE
Nancy Stovall, 266-6510 p�IGN TDEPARTMENT DII2. � — s crrr courrcn.
NUMBER ATTO CITY CLERK
MUST BE ON COUNCIL ACENDA BY (DATL� � �,/BUM'ET DIIt FIN. & MGT. SERVICE DII2.
May 29, 1996 a�� � g MAYOR (OR AS � s Fur,wcercr�F nccourrr.wr
TOTAL1fOFSIGNATUREPAGES 1 (CldPAI.Ll.00ATIONSFORSIGNATURE)
ncrtox x�uesren: Approve 1996 budget amendent to reflect collection of training fees, so that funds used to pay the
training consultant can be replaced with fees collected from training participants.
RECOMAgNDAT10NS: Appmvc (A) or Rcjat (R) PERSQNAL SERV[CE CONTR4CTS hii1SC ANSWER THE POLLOWING
QUE.SfIONS: "??.`�y s+���
PUWNINGCOI.�4.SISSION _CIVII..SERVICE COMMISSION 1. Hasthispersoo/fvmevaworkeduodera�forUvsdepartmem7
_CIBCAMMI7TEE Ya No MAY 20 �
_STAFF 2. HastliispersoNfvmeverbanaciryemployee? �
DIS172ICT COURT Ycs No
SUPPORTS WHICH COL�NCIL OBJ£CTTVE? 3. Does uils persoNfvm poness a skill not no�mally possessed by aoy curtmt city employx?
Yes No ;1=,��"p �:{f^„_
Eip1aL� all yes answers on aepante sheet and attac6 W=reen sheet � ��' '��: RA �� -
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNiTY (Whq What, When, W6ere, Why):
The Office of Human Resources, Empioyment Testing Division, is hiring a training consultant to come to Saint Paul
and put on two, l-day workshops on Test Development. In order to recover some ofthe consultant expenses, test
development specialists from other public jurisdictions have been invited to attend the workshop and will be charged
a set fee. We request that the fees collected from these jurisdictions be reflected in the 1996 budget as an
amendment.
ADVANTACES IF APPROVED:
Employment Testing staff will be provided with high quality, test development training. We will also be able to
offer this specialized training to other public jurisdictions who might otherwise not have the opportunity for this
training.
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DISADYANTpGESIFAPPROVED: �'�' �'°""�
None.
DISADVqNTpGES IF NOT APPROVED:
Employment Testing staff will not have the opportunity to participate in job-specific training which will make them
better equippecl to do their jobs with the City.
TOTAL AMOUN7 OF TRANSACTION: S 3,800.00 COSTlREVENUE BUDGETED:
F[JNDING SOURCE: Workshop fees frum otder Jaiisdtctioas ACfIVCCY NUMBE2 00158
FINANG7AL Ilv'FORMATIO:�: (EXPLA[l�
AGREEMENT 1�� S S S
THIS AGREEMEIVT, is made and entered into this 14th day of May, 1996, by and
between the CTTY OF SAINT PAUI, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota,
hereinafter called "CTI'I'," and DARANY AND ASSOCIATES, hereinafter called
"CONSLTLTANT."
WITNESSETFI:
In consideraflon of the mutual terms and conditions, promises, covenants, and payments
hereinafter set fortb, CITY and CONSULTAI3T agree as follows:
SECITON 1. Scope of Services. The CITY does hereby retain the
CONSIJLTANT to conduct two full-day employment testing training sessions as follows:
'Test Development Workshop," on Thursday, June 6, 1996; and "Written Communication
Assessment: Determin;ng Wgo Can Write Right," on Friday, 7une 7, 1996.
SELTION 2. Time For Comple6on. The CONSULTANT shall complete the
project described above by: June 7, 1996
SECITON 3. �hanges in Scope of Services. CTTY or CONSULTANT may
request changes that would increase, decrease, or otherwise modify the Scope of
Services. Such changes and method of compensation must be authorized in writing in
advance by the CITY.
SECTION 4. Billin ang�d P yment. That for the CONSLJLTANTS faithful
performance of tlus Agreement, the CITY hereby agrees to pay the CONSULTANT the
amount of $2,200 for the workshops as well as travel e�enses, not to exceed an
additional amount of $3,000.
SECITON 5. I�d�endent Contractor: It is agreed by the parties that at all times
and for all purposes within the scope of the Agreement, the relationslup of the
CONSULTANT to the CITY is that of independent contractor and not that of employee
and that CONSiJLTANT shall be entiUed to none of the rights, privileges, or benefits of
Saint Paul employees.
SECTION b. H�ld Hatmless. The CONSIJLTANT shall indemnify, save, and
hold harmless, the CIT'Y from alleged damages or injuries arising directly or indirectly
from the CONSULTANTS negligent acts or omissions while performing the work under
ttris Agreement.
SECITON 7. Terurinarion Either party to this Agreement may terminate it by
giving no less than thirty (30) days written notice of the intent to terminate to the other
party. In the event of termination, the CONSULTAATT will be paid by the C1TY for all
services actually, timely, and faithfully rendered up to the receipt of the norice of
termination and thereafter until the date of terminarion.
SECTION 8. Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may be amended by
further mutuai written agreement of the parties thereto.
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IN WITNFSS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date
first above written.
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Assistant ty Attomey�
CTfY OF SAINT PAUL
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D' or, Department of uman Resources
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Ted Darany started the firm of Darany and Associates, in 1981 to provide personnel
selection and computer consulting services. He was a charter member of the
International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council's Board of
D'uectors and was aiso its president. He has managed test development and research
for the State of Michigan and the U.S. Civil Service Commission, and served as the
Employment Division Chief for San Bernardino County, CA. He founded the
Western Region Item Bank, a nationai, consortium of 158 public agencies.
Organizations he has managed have won fifteen national awards for innovation and
effectiveness. He won the 1987 Stephen E. Bemis Memorial Award of Excellence
for Outstanding Achievement in Personnel Management. In addition, he teaches
university courses in test construction, job analysis, research methods, and public
administration. Mr. Darany has designed computer systems to support applicant
tracking, a self-paced learning laboratory, automated item banking, and integrated
document image processing. He has often been an author, workshop presenter, and
speaker for personnel selection, business, and law enforcement organizatibns
nationwide.
January 1996
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JENNIFER FRENCH
Jennifier French has over 20 years of experience as a
practitioner, supervisor, and consultant in personnel selection
and research in the public sector. She received her B.S. from
Michigan State University and her M.A. in Measurement and
Research Design from Arizona State University. From 1979 to
1994, she worked for San Bernardino County where she was
responsible for recruitment and selection, selectian research,
quality control, and related automation activities. Much of her
selection research has involved investigations of the validity of
biadata (biographical data) in public sector settings and she
has presented on this topic in numerous settings and formats.
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TEST DEVELOPMENT WQRKSHOP
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St. Paul, Minnesota
June 6, 1996
I. Introductions and Plan for the Day
I1. Why Test?
III. Comparison of Test Approaches (written, orai, ratings, etc.)
IV, Aspects of Test Quality: e.g., relevance, baiance,
efficiency, objectivity, and discrimination
V. Test Quality Concerns
• A. Basic Statistical Concepts (video)
B. Overview of Test Reliability and Validity
C. Using Item Analysis to Refine Quest+ons and Improve
Reliability
D. Factors that Impact Reliability
VI. Writing Good Items
A. Principles for Writing Effective Written Test Questions
B. Practice Writing Test Questions
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VII. Questions and Other Topics
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WRITTEN COMMUNtCATtON ASSESSMENT:
� Determining who can write right.
St. Paul, Minnesata
June 7, 1996
1. introductions and Plan for the Day
11. The Importance of Writing Assessment
III. Direct and Indirect Assessment Approaches: What are they
and how well do they work?
IV. Direct Assessment f2ating Approaches
- Analytical
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- Primary Trait
V. Indirect Assessment: A wide Range of Examinee Tasks
- Error recognition
- Sentence correction
- Paragraph construction
- And more
VI. Determining Which is Best for a Specific Selection Purpose
- Job analysis information
VII. Statistics: Determining the Effectiveness of Direct and
• Indirect Writing Assessments
Darany an0 Associates
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CITY OF SAINT PAUI,
Office of Human Resources
Employment Testing Aivision
40d City Hall Anneay Saint Paul, MN 55102
(612) 266-b500
May 7, 1996
To Minnesota Assessment Council Members:
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In less than one month, Ted Derany and Jennifer French will be in Saint Paul to present the
Test Development workshops. You have expressed interest in one or both of the offerings, so I
am sending a(friendly) reminder that I need to have your registration, either written or by
telephone, so I know how many to expect.
Attendees are welcome to attend either one or both of the sessions. T'he price for attending
only one of the workshops will be$135. For attending both, the price is $175. I will be sending
out invoices, on our department letterhead, approximately two weeks prior to the workshops.
Please let me know if you need additional documentation for processing.
Again, the workshops to be offered are:
I. TEST DEVELOPMENT
DATE: Thursday, June 6, 1996
TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 430 p.m.
PLACE: Room 40B, City Hall/County Courthouse (Basement Conference Center)
15 West Kellogg
II. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONASSESSMENT
DATE: Friday, June 7, 1996
TTME: 8:00 a.m. - 430 p.m.
PLACE: Room 41, City Hall f Counry Courthouse (Basement Conference Center)
15 West Kellogg
Parking in downtown Saint Paul is avaIlable in many outside lots ($3.50-$5.00 per day) or at
various inside garages ($5.00-7.00 per day). Please call me for locations of lots close to the
workshop sites.
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Very truly yours,
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Nancy Stovall�
Selection and Validation Specialist
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AGREEMENT Su.N� S ��w.�a.?
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THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered into this 14th day of May, 1996, by and
between the CITY OF SAINT PAUI., a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, R.,v •
hereinafter called "CI't'Y," and DARANY AND ASSOC7ATES, hereinafter called ` � 5 �9 4
"CONSL3LTA13T."
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of the mutual terms and conditions, promises, covenants, and payments
hereinafter set forth, CTTY and CONSULTANT agree as follows:
SECITON 1. Scope of Services. The CTTY dces hereby retain the
CONSULTANT to conduct two full-day employment testing training sessions as follows:
"Test Development Workshop;' on Thursday, June 6, 1996; and "Written Communication
Assessment: Determining Who Can Write Right," on Friday, 7une 7, 1996.
SECITON 2. Time For Completion. The CONSULTANT shall complete the
project described above by: June 7, 1996
SECTION 3. Changg, in S�e of Services. CITY or CONSULTANT may
request changes that would increase, decrease, or otherwise modify the Scope of
Services. Such changes and method of compensation must be authorized in writing in
advance by the CTTY.
SEGTION 4. $illines and P�, ent. That for the CONSiJLTANT'S faithful
performance of this Agreement, the CITY hereby agrees to pay the CONSULTANT the
amount of $2,200 for the workshops as well as travel expenses, not to exceed an
additional amount of $3,OQ�.
5ECITON 5. Independent Contractor: It is agreed by the parties that at all times
and for all purposes within the scope of the Agreement, the relationship of the
CONSULTANT to the CITY is that of independent contractor and not that of employee
and that CONSULTANT shall be entitled to none of the rights, privileges, or benefits of
Saint Paul empioyees.
SECITON 6. Hold Harmless. The CONSUI.TANT shall indemnify, sa�e, and
hold harmless, the CIT'Y from alleged damages or injuries arising directly or indirectly
from the CONSLJLTANI'S negligent acts or omissions while performing the work under
this Agreement.
SECTION 7. �'grmination. Either party to this Agreement may terminate it by
giving no less than thirty (30) days written notice of the intent to terminate to the other
party. In the event of termination, the CONSULTAIdT will be paid by the CITY for all
services actually, timely, and faithfully rendered up to the receipt of the notice of
termination and thereafcer until the date of termination.
SECfION 8. Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may be amended by
further mutual written agreement of the parties thereto.
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IN WITNESS VVHEREOF, the parties have executed this ?,geement on the date
first above written.
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Assistant ty Attomey�
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
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TEST DEVELOPMENT W�RKSHOP
St Paul, Minnesota
June 6, 9996
i. Introductions and Plan for the Day
11. Why Test`?
III. Comparison of Test Approaches (written, oral, ratings, etc.}
IV. Aspects of Test Quality: e.g., relevance, balance,
efficiency, objectivity, and discrimination
V. Test Quality Concerns
A. Basic Statistical Concepts (video)
B. Qverview of Test Reliability and Validity
C. Using Item Analysis to Refine Questions and Improve
Reliability
D. Factors that Impact Reliability
VI. Writing Good Items
A. Principles for Writing Effective Written Test Questions
B. Practice Writing Test Questions
Vll. Questions and Other Topics
q�
. WRlTTEN COMMUNlCATION ASSESSMENT:
Determining who can write right.
St. Paul, Minnesata
June 7, 1996
I. Introductions and Pian for the Day
!1. The importance of Writing Assessment
111. Direci and )ndirect Assessment Approaches: What are they
and how well do they work?
IV. Direct Assessment Rating Approaches
- Analytical
- Holistic
- Primary Trait
V. lndirect Assessment: A wide Range of Examinee Tasks
- Error recognition
- Sentence correction
- Paragraph construction
- And more
VI. Determining Which is Best for a Specific Selection Purpose
- Job analysis infiormation
Vll. Statistics: Determining the Effectiveness of Direct and
Indirect Writing Assessments
Darany anG Associates
CITY OF SAINT PAUL �"' - °��
Office of Human Resources
Employment Testing Division
400 City Hall AnneJC, Saint Paul, MN 55102
(612) 266-6500
May 7, 1996
To Minnesota Assessment Couneil Members:
In less than one month, Ted Derany and Jennifer French will be in Saint Paul to present the
Test Development workshops. You have expressed interest in one or both of the offerings, so I
am sending a(friendly) reminder that I need to have your registration, either written or by
telephone, so I know how many to expect.
Attendees are welcome to attend either one or both of the sessions. The price for attending
only one of the workshops will be $135. For attending both, the price is $175. I will be sending
out invoices, on our department letterhead, appro�mately two weeks prior to the workshops.
Please let me know if you need additional documentation for processing.
Again, the workshops to be offered are:
I. TEST DEVELOPMENT
DATE: Thursday, 7une 6, 1996
TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
PLACE: Room 40B, Ciry Hall jCounty Courthouse (Basement Conference Center)
15 West Kellogg
II. WRITI'EN COMMUNICATIONASSESSMENT
DATE: Friday, June 7, 1996
TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
PLACE: Room 41, City Hall/County Courthouse (Basement Conference Center)
15 West Kellogg
Parking in downtown Saint Paul is available in mzny outside lots ($3.50-$5.00 per day) or at
various inside garages ($5.00-7.00 per day). Please call me for locations of lots close to the
workshop sites.
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Very truly yours,
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Nancy Stovall
Selection and Validation Specialist