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• The Executive Committee feels that it is necessary to retain a consultant to assist in the development of an affirmative action plan, at least in its initial stages. As discussed on November 16th, a request for proposals has been prepared to determine which consultants may be interested and available. The Executive Committee will interview all consultants who express such an interest on Thursday, November 30th. At that time it will select a consultant for recommendation to those communities which choose to cooperate in a joint affirmative action effort. It should be noted that some information must be developed for submission to the Court by December i�11h. T he E%ecuti v c C ommittee :^-1111 cont.-act .;rth the sl-lcctcd consultant Qnly to produce such information and only to prepare a comprehensive proposal for submission to the full group. The Executive Committee will not commit to any other services. Minority Hiring Commitment Judge Solum's order requires a minority hiring commitment by the defendant • communities, unless these communities are willing to pay a 5300,000 statutory penalty. The Executive Committee feels that we should attempt to establish a hiring commitment which is acceptable to Judge Solum. It is the Committee's assumption that the successful attainment of a minority hiring goal would end the Court's continuing jurisdiction in this case. The Executive Committee feels that any hiring commitment must be based upon both the number of minority applicants who test with the defendant communities and upon the number of entry-level law enforcement positions which are filled in these communities. The hiring goal would be the relevant percentage of minority applicants multiplied by the number of positions which are filled over a given period of time. The Committee does not feel that a fixed number of minority hirings should be our goal, nor should our goal be based upon the percentage of minorities in the metropolitan area. It also is hoped that any hiring goal can be limited to the hires which occur, and not to retention statistics or to a percentage of officers actually employed at any point in time. Allocation of Damages The Executive Committee hopes that all communities which are involved in this lawsuit will be able to agree to a formula for the allocation of damages. If this is not • the case, significant additional expense, confusion and legal action could result.