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DANIEL A. ROBBINS
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Subject: RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN C!TY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AND THE COUNSELING TEAM
TO PROVIDE PRE-EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGICAL
EXAMINATION OF POLICE DISPATCHER
CANDIDATES
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Date: AUGUST 27, 1990
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
10/02/89 -- Resolution No. 89-401 adopted authorizing an Agreement with
The Counseling Team to provide pre-employment psychological
evaluations of applicants to the San Bernardino Police
Department Dispatch Center.
Recommended moti.on:
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Adopt Resolution
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Signatu re
Contectperson: Thomas D. Maier, Lieutenant
Phone: 384-5695
Supponing data atteched:
$125.00 Per
Evaluation
Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
Source:
001,,224-53150
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Finance:
Council Notes:
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CITv<6F SAN BERNARDINcP- REdaEST FOR COUNCIL ~TION
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STAFF REPORT
The City of San Bernardino entered into a contractual agreement with The
Counseling Team which provided for pre-employment testing of candidates
applying for the position of Police Dispatcher, to determine
psychological suitability.
The agreement commenced on October 2, 1989, and terminated on
July 31, 1990.
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The Counseling Team has adhered to all terms of the agreement and the
level and quality of service has been satisfactory.
The need for pre-employment testing of police dispatcher candidates is
on-going, to continue to insure the psychological suitability of those
persons applying for the position.
The Counseling Team has continued to honor all the terms of the
agreement since its expiration on July 31, 1990.
The Counseling Team doesnotdesire an increase of payment for services
in the proposed contract period.
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RESOLl1I'ION 110.
2 RESOLl1I'ION OF 'ffiE CITY OF SAN BERNARDIlIO AlJDIORIZING AND DIRECrING 'ffiE
EXEaJTICN OF AN AGREEMENI' WI'lH THE COUNSELING TEAM FOR PROVIDING PRE-
:I EMPLOYMENl' PSYOiOLOGlCAL EVALUATION OF APPLICANTS 'ro 'ffiE SAN BERNARDIlIO POLICE
IEPAR'IMENI' DISPATOi CENTER.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CCM1CN CCXJI'CIL OF 'ffiE CITY OF SAN
5 BERNARDIlIO AS FOI.LCMS:
6 SECTICN 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on
7 behalf of said City an Agreement with The Counseling Team, for providing pre-
8 enployrrent psychological evaluations of applicants to the San Bernardino
9 Police Department Dispatch Center, which agreement is attached hereto, marked
10 Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein by reference as fully as though set forth
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12 SECTICN 2. The authorization to execute the above-referenced
13 agreement is rescinded if the parties to the agreement fail to execute it
14 wi thin sixty (60) days of the passage of this resolution.
15 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
16 May= and CaImxl Council of the City of San Bernardino at a
17 meeting thereof, held on the day of , 1990, by the
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AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into at San Bernardino,
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California, this
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between the City of San Bernardino, a municipal corporation
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(hereinafter referred to as "CITY"), and The Counseling team
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(hereinafter referred to as "CONSULTANT").
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1. Scope of Work.
A. CONSULTANT hereby agrees to perform the following
services:
(1) Perform pre-employment psychological
examinations and submit reports as requested by CITY
of applicants for positions with the San Bernardino
Police Department Dispatch center to ensure that the
applicant is free from job-related psychopathology,
including personality disorders.
This determination
shall be made by a qualified professional as defined
in Government Code Section 1031(f).
(2) Psychological suitability shall be
determined, in part, on the basis of objective
psychological test score information as defined in
Government Code Section 103l(f); and, at a minimum,
two psychological tests shall be used--one that is
oriented to the identification of patterns of abnormal
behavior and another that is oriented to the
assessment of normal behavior.
(3) All final recommendations to disqualify
candidates for psychological unsuitability shall be
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based, in part, on a clinical interview conducted by a
qualified professional as defined in Government Code
Section 1031(f); all individuals for whom the
psychological test data are inconclusive shall be
interviewed.
(4) Any reference herein to Government Code
Section 1031(f) and the requirements therein refer to
any employment applicant for the San Bernardino Police
Department Dispatch Center and is not limited to/those
applicants for employment as a Dispatcher.
(5) City of San Bernardino through its Civil
Service Board reserves the right to set standards
creating the psychological profile of acceptability
for employment within the Dispatch center.
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Each written report by CONSULTANT shall also be
accompanied by an "Authorization for the Release of Medical
Information by a Provider of Health Care" in a form
consistent with the provisions of California Civil Code
Section 56.11.
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CONSULTANT shall be available for consultation
with respect to any of their examinations and reports and
shall submit supplemental reports as requested by CITY
through its Civil Service Board or the Chief Examiner.
Confidentiality to be Assured.
CONSULTANT shall maintain the confidentiality of all
applicants referred for evaluation.
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applicant will be respected and safeguarded. Such
information may be used only in a professional manner for
the purpose of helping to determine an applicant's ability
to perform the job he/she is applying for. CONSULTANT'S
records shall be kept secure in accordance with the code of
ethics of the profession, Federal regulations, and State
laws. CONSULTANT'S shall maintain in good order a fire and
burglar alarm system to protect its records.
3. Term.
This agreement shall commence on September 17, 1990,
and terminate on June 31, 1991.
4. Provision for Payment.
A. Rate of Compensation:
(1) CITY agrees to pay CONSULTANT the sum of
$125.00 for each pre-employment psychological
examination and report performed by CONSULTANT at the
request of CITY.
B. Manner of Compensation:
(1) CONSULTANT shall maintain and file with the
Police Department a monthly record of services
performed.
(2) The Civil Service Board Chief Examiner shall
submit a claim or request for payment based on such
record to the Finance Department in such manner that
CONSULTANT shall be paid monthly.
(3) CONSULTANT shall assume and pay all out-of-
pocket expenses and costs of performing services under
this agreement except as otherwise specifically
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3 5. Amendments.
4 This agreement may be amended or modified only by
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6 6. Assignment.
7 CONSULTANT'S rights under this agreement shall not be
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10 7. Relationship of Parties.
11 CONSULTANT is acting as an independent contractor, and
12 not as an employee of the CITY. In the performance of
13 personal services pursuant to the provisions of this
14 agreement, CONSULTANT shall not be supervised, directed, or
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17 implicitly required by the terms and provisions of this
18 agreement. Any direction or control so required under this
19 agreement shall be limited to broad objectives or goals of
20 the project or program to be accomplished and not to the
21 details and procedures to accomplish such objectives or
22 goals. CONSULTANT shall not be obligated to conform to the
23 supervision or direction of CITY officers or employees
24 which are not authorized herein. Changes or modifications
25 of said objectives and goals may be made by written
26 recommendations of either party subject to the concurrence
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8. Hold Harmless.
CONSULTANT hereby agrees to, and shall, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless CITY, its elective and
appointive boards, commissions, officers, agents and
employees from any liability, claim, suit or actions at law
or in equity for damages including personal injury or
death, caused or alleged to have been caused by reason of
CONSULTANT'S performance under this agreement, including
any claims that may arise against CITY by reason of
CONSULTANT'S legal relationship with CITY being categorized
as other than that of an independent contractor.
9. Insurance.
CONSULTANT shall provide to CITY evidence of insurance
covering CONSULTANT and CITY as an additional insured as to
any potential liability to CONSULTANT and CITY. The
evidence to be provided shall be a Certificate of Insurance
describing the coverage provided and naming CITY as an
additional insured. The insurance shall consist of the
following:
A. Workers' Compensation.
CONSULTANT shall provide proof of workers'
compensation insurance coverage for all of its
employees pursuant to this agreement. Evidence of
such insurance shall be furnished to CITY'S Risk
Management Division prior to commencement of this
agreement.
B. Professional Liability Insurance.
Professional liability insurance covering the
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professional services provided by CONSULTANT,
including coverage for professional errors and
omissions, in a combined single limit of not less than
$1,000,000.00 per person.
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Certificate of Insurance.
The certificate of Insurance shall provide that
the CITY shall be notified, in writing, thirty (30)
days prior to any cancellation or reduction in the
above insurance coverages.
Attorney's Fees.
In the event an action is filed by either party to
enforce rights under this agreement, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees in
addition to any other relief granted by the court.
Termination of Agreement.
Either party may terminate this agreement without
cause and for any reason by giving thirty (30) days advance
written notice of termination to the other party.
Notices.
Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be
deemed to have been given by depositing said notice in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as
follows:
CITY
CONSULTANT
Civil Service Board
Chief Examiner
300 North "0" Street
San Bernardino, CA 92418
The Counseling Team
Dr. Nancy K. Bohl, Ph.D.
225 West Hospitality Lane
Suite 100
San Bernardino, CA 92408
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Entire agreement.
2 This contract constitutes the entire agreement between
3 CITY and CONSULTANT and may be modified only by further
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5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by the
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, a
Municipal Corporation of the
State of California
By:
W.R. HOLCOMB, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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By:
City Clerk
THE COUNSELING TEAM
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Dr. Nancy K. Bohl, Ph.D.
Director
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JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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