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DATE: January 21 , 2014 CONSENT $$ ITEM #: 8 AGENDA ITEM: Approve Predictive Index Hiring Tool SUBMITTED BY: Dean Zuleger, City Administrator
THROUGH: Mayor Mike Pearson
REVIEWED BY: Adam Bell, Asst. Administrator / HR, Cathy Bendel, Finance Director, Mike Reeves, HR Committee
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction of Item .............................................................. City Administrator
- Report/Presentation…………………………………………City Administrator
- Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates
- Public Input, if Appropriate .................................................... Mayor Facilitates
- Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates
POLICY RECCOMENDER: City Administrator FISCAL IMPACT: $3100 (Small Organization Discount) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: Use the Predictive Index Diagnostic Tool to
place current employees in the most productive working environments, improve HR management efficiency, and improve hiring by evaluating compatibility in the screening process. As part of its consent agenda, no specific motion is required. Should Council remove this item from Consent, the recommended motion would be as follows:
“Move to approve the expenditure of $3100 for the subscription to the Predictive Employee
Evaluation Program with the funds coming from the 2014 Contingency Fund.” LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None – the City has used traditional hiring practices in the past.
City Council Meeting [Consent Agenda Item 8]
January 21, 2014
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION: With growth imminent, it is important for the City to
employ the best hiring practices to ensure that the right employees are brought into the organization. In addition, recent staff interviews have revealed that as many as 25% of our employees are not in a “good fit” for their own edification and organizational efficiency. Predictive Index is an EEOC approved tool that measures employment characteristics that:
1. Tells the organization how an individual likes to work; 2. Evaluates how the individual feels the organization wants them to work: 3. Measures how the individual synthesizes the two points above to create a work style.
The attached material provided goes into greater detail on methodology and applicability.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION (SWOT): Strengths: Provides objective, empirical methodology for the selection and assignment of City employees. Methodology sanctioned by the EEOC.
City Administrator is certified in the system. Weakness: Removes “intangibles” and nuance of personality in the selection process. Opportunities: Allows City to increase workplace productivity and efficiency by
placing employees in roles that maximize their effectiveness. Threats: May cause organizational disruption with the replacement, release or reassignment of tasks with the current employee pool. RECOMMENDATION: To stabilize the hiring and assignment process in the staffing of the City of Lake Elmo, the City Administrator recommends the following: “Move to approve the expenditure of $3100 for the subscription to the Predictive Employee Evaluation Program with the funds coming from the 2014 Contingency Fund.” ATTACHMENTS:
1. What is the Predictive Index?