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97-1550Council File # cirr oF Presented By: Referred To: Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights brought an action against the City of Saint Paul claiming 2 that the physicai portion of the City's firefighter examination had disparate impact on women and that Yne test 3 was not a valid examination; and 4 WHEREAS, the City, by resolution C.F. 94218, approved a settlement of said action, the terms of which included 5 among other things, that the City, with the agreement of the parties to the settlement, would retain an expert to 6 study, and make recommendations, regarding the scoring process for the physical portion of the firefighter 7 examination, including its relationship to the written portion of the examination; and 8 WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that settlement, the City, with the agreement of the parties to the 9 settlement, has identified Jenneret and Associates, Inc. as the expert to do the study and make the recommendations; 10 and 11 WHEREAS, City staff has negotiated a wntten agreement with Jenneret and Associates, inc., a copy of 12 which is on file with the Office of Financiai Services, whereby it agrees to do the study and mske recommendations 13 regarding the scoring of the physical portion of the firefighter examination in accordance with the terms of the settlement, 14 for a fee not to exceed $98,000; 15 WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.A of the City ChaAer does certify that there are avaiiable for 16 appropriation, revenues in excess of those estimated in the 1997 budget; and 17 WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends the following changes to the 1997 budget: 18 FINANCING PLAN: CURRENT BUDGET 19 GL D01 General Fund 20 9830 Use of Fund Balance 1,713,312 21 Afl Qther General Fund Financing 150,136,915 22 Total General Fund Financing 151,850,227 CHANGES �� •: �� 9 ��i ssa 61135 AMENDEDBUDGET 1,811,312 150,136,915 151,948,227 23 SPENDING PLAN: 24 GL 001 General Fund 25 05001 Fire Administration 26 0219 Fees - Other Professional Services 14,285 98,OQ0 112,285 27 All Other General Fund Spending 151,835,942 0 151,835,942 28 151,850,227 98,000 151,948,227 29 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council approves these changes to the 1997 budget; and be it 30 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the Director of Financial Services are hereby authorized and directed to 31 execute the agreement between the City and Jenneret and Associates, Inc.; and be it 32 FURTHER RESOLVED, that payment to Jenneret and Associates, Inc. be made from Activity 001-D5001. da Atlopted by Council: Date �� a��, a:1 \�� _ �� Adoption Certified by Council Secretary: 3y: 2— � \pproved by Mayor. Date � L. �? C�Q }� ry: '�...��s ��. RESOLUTION Green Sheet# PAUL, MINNESOTA Z/ Requested by Department of: Fire and Safety Services � B 1�- Approval R commended b Director of Financial Services: BY� ___y�� • Form Appr�d by Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council: By '"_ PreparetlbySaintPaulBUdgetOfice(H;IUSERS DGETl723iRESOLUTh�JENR � , DATEIM'[�p'�p Flnanciai Services Office 12-11-97 [�RF��u cucr-r� . . _ _ �� ss� Fire Chief Fu]ler (222-0477) or Bazb Renshaw � TUREPAGES HIIMBER6FOR �J C(IYATI'�IL�$}� ROII}ING oROC¢ O2 B[IDGElDOtECI'OR O4 MAYOR(ORASSISPAN'p (CLIp ALL LOCATIONS FOR SI( Approval of 1999 budget resolurion for the contract with Jenneret regarding settlement of the firefighter lawsuit. RECOMM1g[�llAIIONS APP�(A)orRy¢tt(A) . YERSONAL SERVICE COp11yCTS M[JST ANSWER 1'HE FOLiA _PV+NNA'GCOMFQSSION _�ryp,SERVICeCOMhp5SI0N _CB COhA9TI8E — �' ��s Pe�n�fimi ever worked mder a contract for Utis depaz[mep(? _a_srate _DIS'IRICTCO[/RT YES N� 2. Aas tltis person/firtn ever been a city employee? 135 FIIJ &MGi.SE1tyI�FSppt I � � �� 1 21997 � NO 3. Does this persoNfirm possess a skill mt nolmally possesse3 bY %�y current city employee? YES rrp nsTwG rROBC --"° �" °°,^«* on separate yp¢¢} and attach to green shee},) P � 1 .ISSUE.OPPOR]UM1Y(Who, WhaS When.l4here, WhY) �uncil File 94-218 approved a settlement of an aotion brought against the City of Saint Paul regazding the CiTy's firefighter exazninazion. ie terms of the settlement included, among other things, that the City, with the a�eement of the parties to the settlement, would retain an expert study, and make recommendations, regarding the scoring process for the firefighter examinarion. The parfles to the settlement have identified meret and Associates, Inc, as the expert to do the study and make the recommendations. This resoluflon directs the City to execute the agreement ween the City and Jenneret and Associates, Inc., and establishes budget authority to do so. will allow the consultant to be hired. nNiAGESQ�'qpPROVED �CIlOWiI. -.. ve rv�]'APPROVID� �� ie consultant agreed to by the parties to the settlement would not be hired in 1997. new firefighter examination would not be able to proceed. KouMroarnn�snrnox_$ 9$000 co srrxevcrvuesunceren<cmcceo,� O NO S°'"`� General Fund Fund BalanceA�„,,,, � weoxnuno,v: �ru� GL - 0— � 1-05001 SairrtPaulFin.ServicespR�e (H:WSER51gUDC.ETi231reso� 9 ]JENR.WI(p) �y��g� Council File # cirr oF Presented By: Referred To: Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights brought an action against the City of Saint Paul claiming 2 that the physicai portion of the City's firefighter examination had disparate impact on women and that Yne test 3 was not a valid examination; and 4 WHEREAS, the City, by resolution C.F. 94218, approved a settlement of said action, the terms of which included 5 among other things, that the City, with the agreement of the parties to the settlement, would retain an expert to 6 study, and make recommendations, regarding the scoring process for the physical portion of the firefighter 7 examination, including its relationship to the written portion of the examination; and 8 WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that settlement, the City, with the agreement of the parties to the 9 settlement, has identified Jenneret and Associates, Inc. as the expert to do the study and make the recommendations; 10 and 11 WHEREAS, City staff has negotiated a wntten agreement with Jenneret and Associates, inc., a copy of 12 which is on file with the Office of Financiai Services, whereby it agrees to do the study and mske recommendations 13 regarding the scoring of the physical portion of the firefighter examination in accordance with the terms of the settlement, 14 for a fee not to exceed $98,000; 15 WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.A of the City ChaAer does certify that there are avaiiable for 16 appropriation, revenues in excess of those estimated in the 1997 budget; and 17 WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends the following changes to the 1997 budget: 18 FINANCING PLAN: CURRENT BUDGET 19 GL D01 General Fund 20 9830 Use of Fund Balance 1,713,312 21 Afl Qther General Fund Financing 150,136,915 22 Total General Fund Financing 151,850,227 CHANGES �� •: �� 9 ��i ssa 61135 AMENDEDBUDGET 1,811,312 150,136,915 151,948,227 23 SPENDING PLAN: 24 GL 001 General Fund 25 05001 Fire Administration 26 0219 Fees - Other Professional Services 14,285 98,OQ0 112,285 27 All Other General Fund Spending 151,835,942 0 151,835,942 28 151,850,227 98,000 151,948,227 29 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council approves these changes to the 1997 budget; and be it 30 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the Director of Financial Services are hereby authorized and directed to 31 execute the agreement between the City and Jenneret and Associates, Inc.; and be it 32 FURTHER RESOLVED, that payment to Jenneret and Associates, Inc. be made from Activity 001-D5001. da Atlopted by Council: Date �� a��, a:1 \�� _ �� Adoption Certified by Council Secretary: 3y: 2— � \pproved by Mayor. Date � L. �? C�Q }� ry: '�...��s ��. RESOLUTION Green Sheet# PAUL, MINNESOTA Z/ Requested by Department of: Fire and Safety Services � B 1�- Approval R commended b Director of Financial Services: BY� ___y�� • Form Appr�d by Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council: By '"_ PreparetlbySaintPaulBUdgetOfice(H;IUSERS DGETl723iRESOLUTh�JENR � , DATEIM'[�p'�p Flnanciai Services Office 12-11-97 [�RF��u cucr-r� . . _ _ �� ss� Fire Chief Fu]ler (222-0477) or Bazb Renshaw � TUREPAGES HIIMBER6FOR �J C(IYATI'�IL�$}� ROII}ING oROC¢ O2 B[IDGElDOtECI'OR O4 MAYOR(ORASSISPAN'p (CLIp ALL LOCATIONS FOR SI( Approval of 1999 budget resolurion for the contract with Jenneret regarding settlement of the firefighter lawsuit. RECOMM1g[�llAIIONS APP�(A)orRy¢tt(A) . YERSONAL SERVICE COp11yCTS M[JST ANSWER 1'HE FOLiA _PV+NNA'GCOMFQSSION _�ryp,SERVICeCOMhp5SI0N _CB COhA9TI8E — �' ��s Pe�n�fimi ever worked mder a contract for Utis depaz[mep(? _a_srate _DIS'IRICTCO[/RT YES N� 2. Aas tltis person/firtn ever been a city employee? 135 FIIJ &MGi.SE1tyI�FSppt I � � �� 1 21997 � NO 3. Does this persoNfirm possess a skill mt nolmally possesse3 bY %�y current city employee? YES rrp nsTwG rROBC --"° �" °°,^«* on separate yp¢¢} and attach to green shee},) P � 1 .ISSUE.OPPOR]UM1Y(Who, WhaS When.l4here, WhY) �uncil File 94-218 approved a settlement of an aotion brought against the City of Saint Paul regazding the CiTy's firefighter exazninazion. ie terms of the settlement included, among other things, that the City, with the a�eement of the parties to the settlement, would retain an expert study, and make recommendations, regarding the scoring process for the firefighter examinarion. The parfles to the settlement have identified meret and Associates, Inc, as the expert to do the study and make the recommendations. This resoluflon directs the City to execute the agreement ween the City and Jenneret and Associates, Inc., and establishes budget authority to do so. will allow the consultant to be hired. nNiAGESQ�'qpPROVED �CIlOWiI. -.. ve rv�]'APPROVID� �� ie consultant agreed to by the parties to the settlement would not be hired in 1997. new firefighter examination would not be able to proceed. KouMroarnn�snrnox_$ 9$000 co srrxevcrvuesunceren<cmcceo,� O NO S°'"`� General Fund Fund BalanceA�„,,,, � weoxnuno,v: �ru� GL - 0— � 1-05001 SairrtPaulFin.ServicespR�e (H:WSER51gUDC.ETi231reso� 9 ]JENR.WI(p) �y��g� Council File # cirr oF Presented By: Referred To: Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights brought an action against the City of Saint Paul claiming 2 that the physicai portion of the City's firefighter examination had disparate impact on women and that Yne test 3 was not a valid examination; and 4 WHEREAS, the City, by resolution C.F. 94218, approved a settlement of said action, the terms of which included 5 among other things, that the City, with the agreement of the parties to the settlement, would retain an expert to 6 study, and make recommendations, regarding the scoring process for the physical portion of the firefighter 7 examination, including its relationship to the written portion of the examination; and 8 WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that settlement, the City, with the agreement of the parties to the 9 settlement, has identified Jenneret and Associates, Inc. as the expert to do the study and make the recommendations; 10 and 11 WHEREAS, City staff has negotiated a wntten agreement with Jenneret and Associates, inc., a copy of 12 which is on file with the Office of Financiai Services, whereby it agrees to do the study and mske recommendations 13 regarding the scoring of the physical portion of the firefighter examination in accordance with the terms of the settlement, 14 for a fee not to exceed $98,000; 15 WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.A of the City ChaAer does certify that there are avaiiable for 16 appropriation, revenues in excess of those estimated in the 1997 budget; and 17 WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends the following changes to the 1997 budget: 18 FINANCING PLAN: CURRENT BUDGET 19 GL D01 General Fund 20 9830 Use of Fund Balance 1,713,312 21 Afl Qther General Fund Financing 150,136,915 22 Total General Fund Financing 151,850,227 CHANGES �� •: �� 9 ��i ssa 61135 AMENDEDBUDGET 1,811,312 150,136,915 151,948,227 23 SPENDING PLAN: 24 GL 001 General Fund 25 05001 Fire Administration 26 0219 Fees - Other Professional Services 14,285 98,OQ0 112,285 27 All Other General Fund Spending 151,835,942 0 151,835,942 28 151,850,227 98,000 151,948,227 29 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council approves these changes to the 1997 budget; and be it 30 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the Director of Financial Services are hereby authorized and directed to 31 execute the agreement between the City and Jenneret and Associates, Inc.; and be it 32 FURTHER RESOLVED, that payment to Jenneret and Associates, Inc. be made from Activity 001-D5001. da Atlopted by Council: Date �� a��, a:1 \�� _ �� Adoption Certified by Council Secretary: 3y: 2— � \pproved by Mayor. Date � L. �? C�Q }� ry: '�...��s ��. RESOLUTION Green Sheet# PAUL, MINNESOTA Z/ Requested by Department of: Fire and Safety Services � B 1�- Approval R commended b Director of Financial Services: BY� ___y�� • Form Appr�d by Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council: By '"_ PreparetlbySaintPaulBUdgetOfice(H;IUSERS DGETl723iRESOLUTh�JENR � , DATEIM'[�p'�p Flnanciai Services Office 12-11-97 [�RF��u cucr-r� . . _ _ �� ss� Fire Chief Fu]ler (222-0477) or Bazb Renshaw � TUREPAGES HIIMBER6FOR �J C(IYATI'�IL�$}� ROII}ING oROC¢ O2 B[IDGElDOtECI'OR O4 MAYOR(ORASSISPAN'p (CLIp ALL LOCATIONS FOR SI( Approval of 1999 budget resolurion for the contract with Jenneret regarding settlement of the firefighter lawsuit. RECOMM1g[�llAIIONS APP�(A)orRy¢tt(A) . YERSONAL SERVICE COp11yCTS M[JST ANSWER 1'HE FOLiA _PV+NNA'GCOMFQSSION _�ryp,SERVICeCOMhp5SI0N _CB COhA9TI8E — �' ��s Pe�n�fimi ever worked mder a contract for Utis depaz[mep(? _a_srate _DIS'IRICTCO[/RT YES N� 2. Aas tltis person/firtn ever been a city employee? 135 FIIJ &MGi.SE1tyI�FSppt I � � �� 1 21997 � NO 3. Does this persoNfirm possess a skill mt nolmally possesse3 bY %�y current city employee? YES rrp nsTwG rROBC --"° �" °°,^«* on separate yp¢¢} and attach to green shee},) P � 1 .ISSUE.OPPOR]UM1Y(Who, WhaS When.l4here, WhY) �uncil File 94-218 approved a settlement of an aotion brought against the City of Saint Paul regazding the CiTy's firefighter exazninazion. ie terms of the settlement included, among other things, that the City, with the a�eement of the parties to the settlement, would retain an expert study, and make recommendations, regarding the scoring process for the firefighter examinarion. The parfles to the settlement have identified meret and Associates, Inc, as the expert to do the study and make the recommendations. This resoluflon directs the City to execute the agreement ween the City and Jenneret and Associates, Inc., and establishes budget authority to do so. will allow the consultant to be hired. nNiAGESQ�'qpPROVED �CIlOWiI. -.. ve rv�]'APPROVID� �� ie consultant agreed to by the parties to the settlement would not be hired in 1997. new firefighter examination would not be able to proceed. KouMroarnn�snrnox_$ 9$000 co srrxevcrvuesunceren<cmcceo,� O NO S°'"`� General Fund Fund BalanceA�„,,,, � weoxnuno,v: �ru� GL - 0— � 1-05001 SairrtPaulFin.ServicespR�e (H:WSER51gUDC.ETi231reso� 9 ]JENR.WI(p) �y��g�