CC RES 79-083 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBURBAN POLICE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM

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further information on each of these candidates. Representa- tives from the community who will be conducting its oral inter- views also may attend a "training" session to receive informg- tion on the oral interview process which has been developed to complement the written examinations. Each community participating in the SPRS will have complete . control over its oral interview process and the weight which it assigns candidates' written examination scores. Each com- munity also will control candidates' background investigations and their psychological and medical evaluations. However, psy- chological and medical evaluations will be available on an op- tional fee basis through the SPRS, for communities wishing to utilize either service. 5. What fees will be charged by the SPRS? The Selection Standards Committee faced a "Catch 22" situation regarding the establishment of fees for ther SPRS. Most com- munities understandably will not consider joining the SPRS un- til they know what type of fees are anticipated, but no fee structure can be adopted until after the System is established. In order to help resolve this situation the Committee has pre- pared a budget for the SPRS for the coming year, and it has • determined a fee structure which will support this budget and which will be recommended to the SPRS Board at its first meet- ing. It is the Committee' s recommendation that a majority of the cost required to support the SPRS be borne by "placement" fees, paid by member municipalities as vacancies are filled utiliz- ing the System. The Committee also is recommending an annual fee for membership in the System. Following is the fee struc- ture which has been adopted by the Committee and which will be recommended to the SPRS Board: a. A placement fee of $600 for each vacancy which is filled utilizing the SPRS; b. An annual fee for membership in the SPRS of $10 per sworn police officer employed by a community. 6 . What is the relationship between testing rocedures of the SPRS and the POST Board? The POST Board (Peace Officer Standards and Training Board) has established minimum entrance standards for police offi- cers throughout the State, and it has certified training pro- grams for police officers in several universities, colleges and vocational-technical schools. The POST Board also has established a testing process to insure a minimum level of achievement in its certified training programs and in its