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CITY OF MIAMI. CLORIDA
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City Manager
Kenneth 1. Harms, Chief
P110I.1 Department of Police
Robert D. Krause, Director A*e-
Department of Human Resources
Police Recruiting and Hiring
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This memo reports progress on recruitment and hiring for the Police
Department since July 24, which was the date of the last City commis-
sion meeting.
1. Appointments
The Police Department was able to hire seven Police Officers
from the Civil Service list that expired August 21, 1980.
The seven include 4 Latin males, two Black males and one
Black female.
In addition, tw c new civilian jobs have been filled in ad-
vance of October 1: a Chief Management Analyst and an
Account Clerk.
2. Testing
The Department of Human Resources gave written tests for Police
Officer on July 29 and 30. We had a total of 4,93 applicants;
384 took the test. The papers were scored by the University of
Chicago. A new Civil Service eligible list was established on
August 21 with 262 names. Thus there was no time lost between
the expiration of the old list and creation of the new list.
The list contains 123 Latin men and women (46.9% of the total);
101 Black men and women (38.5%) and 38 Anglo men and women
(14.50). Minorities and women constitute 90.8% of the list.
3. Processing
The Police Department began processing candidates from the new
list on August 23. The first step is obtaining necessary in-
formation for background investigation. Thus far, 217 candidates
have begun processing. The Police Department is on schedule
for a class expected to start by October 6, 1980.
4. Recruiting
We have begun recruitment for our new program of continuous
testing. The first newspaper ads were placed by the Department
of Human Resources during the week of August 24. We plan weekly
ads through May 31, 1981, with concentration in the ethnic press.
The Police Department has prepared public service announcements
for radio and TV, primarily for use in the ethnic media. At the
end of the first week of recruitment (August 29) we had received
105 applications. We expect increasing numbers of candidates as
the recruiting campaign continues.
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Richard L. Fosmoen
September 2, 1980
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5. Consent Decree
The Consent Decree limits our recruiting area to Dade
County, with a requirement that City residents be hired
first. The City Commission has adopted a motion support-
ing State-wide recruitment.
On July 29, Mr. Knox, Mr. Gary, and Mr. Krause met in
Washington with Justice Department officials and presented
a memo on.recruitment from Chief Harms. The Justice Depart-
ment agreed to support a temporary amendment to the Consent
Decree that would permit State-wide recruitment and hiring
in order to fill all vacancies and new positions during the
next fiscal year. The agreement included support for the
City Commission's ordinance establishing a hiring goal of
80 per cent for minorities and women.
The Law Department has filed a motion in Federal District
Court to amend the Consent Decree for these purposes. On
August 22 the Fraternal Order of Police filed a response to
the City's motion, requesting a hearing before the Court in
order to further amend the Consent Decree to base hiring
goals (called "quotas" by the FOP) on the State-wide labor
market. This proposal by the FOP, if granted, would have
the effect of substantially reducing the goals for minor-
ities and women.
At the same time, the response by the FOP has the effect of
delaying the testing program for Police Officers. Attorneys
for the Justice Department and the Law Department have ad-
vised that conflicting rights between City residents and
non-residents could lead to further litigation if tests are
given before there is a decision on the City's motion to
amend the Consent Decree.
Meanwhile we are continuing our recruitment without restric-
tion on place of residence; any candidates who do not meet
whatever requirements are imposed by the Consent Decree will
be screened out before tests are given.
6. Staffing for Recruitment
The Human Resources Department activated a new Police Recruit-
ment Unit on August 1, using funds in the emergency appropria-
tions ordinance adopted by the City Commission on July 24.
The Police Department has established two separate units, each
under command of a Police Major. One unit is responsible for
the Police Department's out -reach recruitment program; the
other unit is responsible for processing applicants certified
from eligible lists by the Department of Human Resources.