HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984 Ordinance No. 061ORO INAIC E oo.M_
SERIES OF 1984
BY Al!l'HORITY
COUNCI L BILL i'Xl. 64
I NTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
ME1-1B ER IHG:>AY
/IN OROINAICE APPROV!i.-; /IN AGREEMENT WITH DENVE R REGIONA L COONCI L
OF GOVERNMENTS (DRC(X;) PROVIDING FOR CENTRAL I ZED FIREFIGHTE R
RECRUITMENT /IND TEST ING.
WHEREAS , the vol une of applica n ts yearly for positions with
the Engle.ood Fi r e De pa rtment is over.!1e lming ; a nd
WHEREAS , a j o int program of recruiti ng and testing applicants
by DRCOG would give participating loca l goverm,ents the avail-
a bility of a high qu a lity applica nt pool , reduce cos t and staff
workload , be in canpl iance with affirma tive act ion , improve testing
me thods and give better feedback on t e s t effective ne ss ;
~. THEREFORE , BE I T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COU l~IL OF THE
C ITY OF ENGL&IOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLL0,15 :
Sect i on 1. Th e City Coun c il of the City of Engle wood her e by
approves the a tta ched agreeme nt with Den ver Regional C..,unc il of
Govermients e ntitled "De nver Regional Counc il of Goverrme nts
Fire fighte r Te s ting Program Int ergoverm,e nta l J><j reement."
Section 2 . The Ma yor anc' Director of Fina nce , ex offi c i o City
Cle rk-Treasur er , are he reby a uthorized to sig n and a tte st said
ag reeme nt fo r a nd in beha lf of the Ci t y Co unc i l a nd the City of
Eng l e wo od .
I n t r oduced , r e ad in full , and pass ed on fi r st reading on the
3 rd day of Decanber , 198 4 .
Publi shed as a Bi ll fo r a n Or d ina nce on the 5th day o f
Decanbe r, 1984 .
Read oy ti tle and passed on final r ead ing on t he 17th day of
Dec anber , 1984 .
Pub l i shed by tit l e as Ord inance No .___L_/ _, Se ri e s of 1984 , on
the 19th day of Decanber , 19 84 .
Atte s t :
I l _J.1~ ,..,_,,.1 ..... ,{,"".__ ex o ffici o e'.i t y c ferl<-'freasure r
!, Gar y R. Hi g bee , e x o ff i c i o Ci ty Cl e rk-' r e asure r of t he City
of Englewood , Co lorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is a true, accurate and canplete copy of the Ordinance ;ia,ssed on
fina l reading and publiuhed by title as Ordinanc e ~-...li)_j_, Serie,
of 1984.
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DE NVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GO V ERNMENTS
FIR EFIGHTER TESTING PROGRAM
I NT ER GOVERNMENTAL AGR~EMENT
Projec t No . 823 000
..:ontract No. 85017
RE C ITALS
THIS AGRE EM ENT by and between t :,e
DEN VEil RE GIO NA L COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
Denver, Co lorado
("DRCOG ")
ar.d
City of Englewood
( Local Go vernmen t)
1 . The Local Go\ ernment has aut h on t y fo r fire service within its Jurisdic-
ti on including the per·s on nel power t o recnnt , test and lure .
2. Th e Loca l Governmen t desires t o 1mrrove the cos t and ope,·ating effi-
ciency associ ~ted with the testing ard screening o f entry-level fire f ighters.
3 . A cen trall y adm rn 1ste red projec t o ff ers the best ar r angemen t for
addressi n g this need , as mu ltiple loca l governments usually receive appl ica tions
from th e same person , thus dup li cating each local governmen t 's cos t .
4. DRCOG has the capability t o a dn , n1s t e r a centralized pro1ect for
entry-level f1re f1ghter test,ng and screenin g
5, The Local Go\ er·nment ,jes1res t o have DR COG act as its agent a nd
separa tl lega l ent,t v t o manage cert din mutually agreeaL>le testing and screening
act 1 . ,e s for en try -l eve l f1ref1ghter-applicants
G T he Local Go\ e ·nmen t herein cooperates wnh o ther local governments
who are s1gnatones to l1~e ag reements to prov,d the func t ions, services , and
faci1 1t1es necessary
7. Pursuant to Sect,or 29-1 203, C RS 1973 t he parties do enter· rnto an
intergovernmental contra for the pro v1s1o n o f the services set forth he rem.
THE PART IES AGREE :
1 .0 PURPOSt:
1 .1 Th e purpose o f t hi s agreeme nt is t o p r ovide for a cvoperative a r ra n geme n t
be t ween DRCOG and t he Loc al Governmen t and other loca l g ov ern men t s fo r t he
p r o v ision of cen t ralized serv1ces for e nt ry -leve l t esti ng and sc r eening o f f ire-
fi g h t e r app l icants fo r the Loca l Govern men t and oth er loca l govern men t s by
DR COG as agent and sepa r a t e legal en t ity of th e local governments.
2. 0 SCOPE OF SER V I CE
2 . 1 OR CO G w ill p r ov id e fo r the manag ement o f th e program as the co ll ect iv e
effort to centralize the t est in g an d s creeni ng functi ons necessary t o per form t he
f i re service fu nc t ion s as se. for-th 1n Exh1b1t A.
• 2 .2 DRCOG agrees t o prov ide sufficien t p r o fe ss io na l a nd secretar ial s taff to
eff ec ti vel y opera t e the progrdm .
3.0 PAR TIC I PATING LOCA'°-GOV ERN ME NTS
3 . 1 Add1 t1 onal loca l goverr1111ents may c oopera t e thl'oug h con t rac t with DRCOG
as pa rt of the F1ref19htcr Testing Program t o p r·ov1de the functi ons, seniccs
and fa c ,ht ies necessary.
3 .2 Su c h local governments may include Cunntn9ham r1re Protection Dis t ri c t ,
th e City o f Glendale , Lake\,ood Fire Protec ti on D1st n c t , the C ity o f S h eridan,
West Adams Co unt ) Fire Protec ti on District , and the C it y of \•./estmtnster.
4.0 PA\ ~IENTS B> LO CA_b _ GO\ ERN~[ _I
4 .1 T h e Loca l Go vernment agrees t o pay Df1COG for f1ref1ghter t esting and
screen111g services fo r th e term of t his c1greempnt the am o unts and 1Jf1der the
terms as set for th belo,\.
• 4.2 Payme nt to DRCOG shal l be made in two (2) insta llments as indicated as
follows :
T otal 1985 Cos t
Firs t In stallment
Second In s t al lment
$1542
S 77 1 Due 01 /01 /85
S 77 1 Due 06 /30 /85
4 .3 The amo unt s , in s tallmen t s and per iod of pa y me nt provided in this agree -
ment may be modif ied from tim e to time by writt e n a men dm e nt to this ag reement.
Such amendment must be approv ed in wr i ti ng by DRCOG and the local g over n -
men t .
5.0 PRO JE C T A SS I ST A NCE
5 . 1 The Lo cal Go ve r n me nt sha ll prov ide an e qu it ab le n umber of perso n n e l
• hours , as de t ermined b y the p art,c 1pating loca l govern ments thro u gh the Coo r -
dinating Committee for th e p urpo s e o f rn on 1l o n ng w ri tt e n t e sts a nd such o t h e r
tas ks as de t erm in ed a pp r opr iate by th e Coo r d in a tin g Comm i ttee .
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5 . 2 Th e contribut ions of s u c h se r v ice s s h a ll not b e con s idered s ubs t ituted ser ·
v ice s no r r educe p a y me n t r equ irem e n t s.
6 .0 MEM BERSl-:!_l_f. ON A COORDI 'ATI NG COM~I ITTE E
G. 1 T he Locc1 I Governmen t s h all appoi nt t wo (2 ) represent a t iv e s t o serve o n
the Fire f igh t er T es t i n g Program Coo rd ina t1 119 Comm itt ee fo r t he pur pos e o f
r ep res enti n g the Local Gov ern me n t fo r t he Firefi g hter T es t in g P r og r am . This
may in c lude th e F1r e C h ief and th e Pe r son nel Offi c er o r C 1v il Se r v ic e Comm1 s ·
si o ner , o r o th e r app r o pria t e r e p resr nt a t1 v e .
6 . 2 This commi ttee is re spo nsibl e fo r es t a b l ish in g o perat 1nJ r u le s a nd p o llc 1e s .
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7.U TERM AND TERMINATION
7 .1 The term of t his agreemen t is from January l , 1985 until December 31 ,
1985 .
7 . 2 If an in s uf',cien t numbe r o f in t e rgov e rnme nta l agreements is ex e cute d
be tween OR COG and t he p ar ti cipat in g loca l ~uvcrnme nts , as de t ermined l,y
DRCOG , the n t his agreeme n t sh a ll be deemed nu ll a n d v oid. In s u ch case ,
ORC O G shall send wntten n otice t o t he part1 c1 pating loca l gove r nments an d
retu rn any pa yme nt installmen t s received by DR COG. p nor to such l'\.,t1c e, t o
t he appropria t e loca l g ov ernme nt s.
8 .0 CO NFIDENTIA LI TY
8 .1 The par t ies \\ill trea t as conf1dent1al all informa t ion an d testin g data
regard in g all prospec t ive and qu alified app lican ts and t o sa feg u ard su ch 1nfo r -
mat1 on as 1t does in protec ting it s O\\'ll prope rt y d c1 ta ,
8 .2 Th e p art ies, inc ludin g o t :H•r par t1 c1pat1ng local g ov ernments , s hall be
co-ow n ers o f a ll d ata .
8.3 DR COG shall ac t as cus t odian o f suc h da t a and shall a ll ow or deny
inspec t ion of su c h da t a pur·suant to t he Colorado Public Records La,,
9.U LI\\IT ,H IQN OF LIA~LI TY
9.1 DRCOG s l1abil1 ty for th e Pl'ogram applrca ti on pe r ap plican t ceases upon
submi ssion o f such names !o the Loca l Governme nt .
9 . 2 l h e local govern ment agrees to HJemnd\ ,rnd hold OR COG harmless for a ll
acti ons of t he local gove rn ment.
9.3 DRCOG mah.es n o representatu.rns tha t any s ubm1ss,on of qualified app li -
cant s t o the local government \\di necessanly satisfy th e Equa l Empl o\•ment
Opport unity La\\S o r aff1rmat,ve ac t ,on requiremen t s of the local government.
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10 .0 NOT I CES
All no tices required herein ~h a ll be in writi n g t e ndered by regu lar mai l
addressed :
TO D RCO G :
Denver Regio n~I Co uncil o f Go vernment s
2480 West 26th Aven u e , Sui t e 200B
Denver, Co lo rado 802 11
TO LO CAL GOV ERNMENT:
City of En g lewood
3400 S. E lati
Englewood, C o lo rado 80 110
11 .0 R EPO RT
ORCOG sha ll submit t o th e Local Gov e rn me nt a p r og r am ma t ic a nd fiscal r epo r t
annua ll y.
12 .1 T he pa rt ies hereby a ssur·e an d ce rt ify t h at th e y will comp ly w it h a pp li ca -
b le non d isc r im in a t io n requireme nt s r e la u n g t o d 1sc nminat 1o n o n the bas is of
r ace, creed , co lo r , s ex , n a t io n a l o r ig in, o r h a n d i ca p as s e t for th in appli cc1 ble
State and Fe d era l laws.
12 .2 T h e p arti e s furth er ag r ee t o c om ply w i th a n y legal , v al i d and bind in g
reg u lat io n s issued b y Sta t e a nd Federa l age n c ies pur s u an t t o the a uthority o r
in e ff ect u a t ro n o f the r igh t s s et for t h in ap pl ica b le sta tu t o r y fra me wo r k s . T h is
co ndi t io n s h all no t be in t erpre t t!d t t req u ir e i n an y age nC)., p r o je ct o r fun c t io n
by t h is Ag reemen t. a n y p e r c e n t age r a tio, q uo ta s y s t e m , or o t he r s u c h projec t
t o a c h ie v e r a cia l , eth n ic o r s ex ual bal a nc e o r t o e lim i nate a ny s u ch imb a lance .
12 .J The pa rt ies c erti fy th a t eac h of them ei t h e r has a d op t e d a nd has o n file
an Equ al Emp loy me n t Op po rt un1t) P r ogram as r e qu i red b y 28 C .F .R., Sec ti on
42 30 1, ~9..:., s ubpart E , o r th a t no su c h prog ram 1s required o f that pa rty
co n s 1s t en t wit h t he v ali d and e n fo r ceable p r uv is 1o n s of su c h r e g ul a t io n .
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13 .0 GEN ER AL
13 . 1 Th is agreemen t , plus any Exhibi ts here to, consti tute s the entire ag ree -
men t and supercedes all previous Agreement s, provisions an d representatio ns .
13 .2 T h is Agreement shall not be modified or rescinded, except in writing
signed by the parties, whi c h s hall be inco r porat e d as a n ame ndment t o t he
agreement.
13 3 Nothing in th is do cu men t rest nc ts the Loca l Gover nment from condu cting ,
re crui ting, and perfo rming tes ting services f or· it s own jurisdic t ior , independen t
of this program .
IN \'/ITNESS 1'1<:EREO F , t he partie s have executed t his Agreement the __
day o f ____ . 1984 .
Atte st ·
Jame s W. Belmea r
Admin is t rative Officer
Attest :
DENVER R EG IONAL COU C IL OF GOVERNM EN TS ('·oRc:oc··i
By :
Rober t D . Fi",71ey , Exe cu tive Director
CI T Y OF E\G LE\'/OOD
By :
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EX H I BIT A
FIR EFIGHTER TEST IN G PROGRAM
Major Program Fe atures
Co mm o n ad v ertiseme n t a n d program b r oc hures
Lim it ed open ap p lic a tio n period o nce pe r year
Commo n t e s ti ng usi n g a wri tt en exam
Ce n t r aliz e d e ligib il it y po•J I main t ai n ed yea r arou n d
Comm o n mi nimu m emp loyme n t r equi r em en t s
Use o f volun t ee r s from par t icipa t ing Ju n sd1c t io n s t o h e l p in t e stin g
Maj o r Pr ogra m A c ti v ities
1 . T es t ing
Ma t eria ls Prepara t ion (t es t book le t s, forms)
Mailing o f Testing No t ices an d T est Sco r e s
T es t Admin istration {site arra n geme n t s, proct o r in g , g r ading , s u mmary
s t a t ist ics )
A n swe r Q u estions; Handl e Appea ls
2 . App licant Data Pool F Iie Maintenan ce
Add ew File s /Update E"st,ng Files
Purge O ld F ile s
Respond t o Requests
Mon thl y Status Repor·ts
3 . P r og r am Opera t ion
Hand le Req ue s t s f or Progra m Informatio n and Applica t ions
S t a ff Coordin a t ing Commi tte e Meet ings
A ssis t Program Marketing
Letters, Me mos, Surveys
Con t r act Preparati on and Amendmen ts
Adv e r t ising Act1 v1 t1es
Prepare A n nual Program Repv rts