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Home My WebLink AboutPublic Safety Testing (PST) - 080717Pub1iK SaF %� ..9 A proposal to the COUNTY OF JEFFERSON for creating a written examination for CORRECTIONS SERGEANT Scope of Services Provided by Public Safety Testing, Inc: Public Safety Testing offers to create a written examination for the County of Jefferson (hereinafter "County") in 2017 as outlined below. Semi -Customized Written Examination for Washington State Law Enforcement or Corrections Supervisor/Manager: A 100 -item, multiple choice, semi -customized written examination. Source materials include the textbook, Management and Supervision of Law Enforcement Personnel, 5th edition, 6 to 18 months of WSCJTC Law Enforcement Digests (LED's) and 25 questions from the agency's critical policies. This test is specifically valid for Washington State, for a law enforcement or corrections supervisor/manager and to your agency (for Corrections' candidates, the LED questions are replaced with questions from readily -available corrections' publications). PST needs at least 3-4 weeks to develop this product. A minimum of four (4+) weeks study time is highly recommended. What PST does: • Provides 75 multiple choice questions from the textbook, and legal updates or LED's • Develops 30 questions from the agency's critical policies; • Creates a draft test booklet for pilot testing by the agency; • Creates the final test booklet and the scoresheet, makes copies for all the candidates, and ships them to the agency before the administration date • If desired, scores the answer sheets, conducts an item analysis, and sends the results to the agency What the County will do: • Announces the test to the candidates, provides the source material to the candidates, and arranges for the site; • Reviews the questions and answers for correctness and clarity • Pilot tests the examination, if desired; • Receives the scores and the analysis of the answers. Agency makes determination and decides if questions should be eliminated; and • Notifies the candidates of their scores. Semi -Custom Written Examination Proposal Page 2 of 5 Public Safety Testing, Inc. Jefferson County Sergeant/June 25, 2017 Indemnity and Hold Harmless The parties agree and hold harmless each other, their officers, agents and employees in accordance with the following provisions: 1. PST shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, its employees and agents from any and all costs, claims or liability arising from: a. Violation of any copyright agreement or statute relating to the use and administration of the tests or other written materials herein provided for; b. Any cost, claim or liability arising from or out of the claims of an employee, agent or sub -contractor to the end that PST shall be an independent Contractor and the County shall be relieved of any and all claims arising from or relating to such employment relationships or contracts between PST and third parties; c. The alleged negligent or tortious act of PST in the provision of services under this Agreement. d. Solely for the purposes of this indemnification provision, PST expressly waives its immunity under Title 51 (Industrial Insurance) of the Revised Code of Washington and acknowledges that this waiver was mutually negotiated by the parties. 2. The County shall indemnify and hold harmless PST, its officers, agents and employees from any and all cost, claim or liability arising from or out of the alleged negligent or tortious act of the County in the provision of services hereunder. 3. These indemnification provisions shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Termination of this Project PST and the County of Jefferson acknowledge that either party may terminate this project at any time with or without cause. Upon termination, the County shall be liable for the amortized remainder of the professional fees, if any, from the effective date of the termination notice based on the percentage of completion of duties listed above. In the event of a termination, both parties will agree upon the fees, if any. Semi -Custom Written Examination Proposal Page 3 of 5 Public Safety Testing, Inc. Jefferson County Sergeant/June 25, 2017 PROFESSIONAL FEES Semi -Custom Written Examination: Fee: $999 Additional Services: On -Site Meetings or Proctoring : $100 per hour plus travel expenses Additional Costs: PST staff's travel, lodging and per diem expenses are additional, using the federal mileage and per diem rates for your agency's location. Currently these rates are $0.54 per mile and $74 per day for meals/per diem. Also, a 4% surcharge is added to actual expenses to cover state and local B&O taxes and fees. Washington State sales tax is NOT charged. Agreement & Acceptance Please send your formal acceptance of this proposal by email, fax or mail to: Public Safety Testing, Inc. Attn: Colleen Wilson 20818 -44th Ave W., Suite 160 Lynnwood, WA 98036 Email: colleen@ publicsafetytesting.com FAX: 425.776.0165 This proposal is valid until April 30, 2017 and needs to accepted and returned to PST prior to initiation of work and mutually agreed -to date that the exam is administered. Semi -Custom Written Examination Proposal Page 4 of 5 Public Safety Testing, Inc. Jefferson County Sergeant/June 25, 2017 Agreement & Acceptance: COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, WA Print: ten I f Its: 60e Address: T' U, e(J ( ( 2 Z U L ►�.f i0 viol -end, GV �� o Phone: Date: � -7 PUBLIC SAFETY TESTING, INC. r �1 Jon F. Walters, Jr. President 20818-44 th Ave W, Suite 160 Lynnwood, WA 98036 425.776.9615 June 25, 2017 A oved as to rm Date: hilip C. Hunsucker, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office Semi -Custom Written Examination Proposal Page 5 of 5 Public Safety Testing, Inc. Jefferson County Sergeant/June 25, 2017 Regular Agenda Commissioners Office JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Julie Shannon, Clerk of the Board Jefferson County Civil Service Commission DATE: 31 Nil SUBJECT: A REEMENT re: Jefferson County Sheriffs Office Corrections Sergeants Examination to create an Eligibility List for Promotion; In the Amount of $999; Jefferson County Civil Service Commission; Public Safety Testing STATEMENT OF ISSUE: AGREEMENT re: Jefferson County Sheriff s Office Corrections Sergeants Examination to create an Eligibility List for Promotion; In the Amount of $999; Jefferson County Civil Service Commission; Public Safety Testing ANALYSTS_ It is the responsibility of the Civil Service Commission to maintain an Eligibility List for hiring at the Corrections Sergeants Level of employment for the Jefferson County Sheriff s Office. The current list has expired. Public Safety Testing can write a test that is fair and unbiased to create this competitive list. RECOMMENDATION: Review and approve AGREEMENT re: Jefferson County Sheriff s Office Corrections Sergeants Examination to create an Eligibility List for Promotion; In the Amount of $999; Jefferson County Civil Service Commission; Public Safety Testing REVIEWED BY: Morley, C Admin'strat Date CONTRACT REVIEW FORM CONTRACT WITH: Public Safety Testing (Contractor/Consult*JN 2,5 2017 CONTRACT FOR: Corrections Sergeants Examination TERM: August 12, 2017 COUNTY DEPARTMENT: Civil Service C For More Information Contact: Julie Shant Contact Phone #: x-100 RETURN TO: Julie Shannon RETURN BY: (Person in Department) AMOUNT: $999 Revenue: Expenditure: Matching Funds Required: Sources(s) of Matching Funds N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioners Office Clerk of the Board. CSC ASAP (no later than Aueust 1.201 PROCESS: Exempt from Bid Process Consultant Selection Process Cooperative Purchase Competitive Sealed Bid Small Works Roster Vendor List Bid RFP or RFQ Other Step 1: REVIEW BY & AN NT Review by: FIX` Date Rev' wed: APPROVED FORM Returned for revision (See Comments) Comments Step 2: REVIEW BY PR ECUTI G,ATTORNEY Review by: , C, Date Reviewed: CO/APPROVED AS TO FORM Returne for revision (See Comments) Comments Step 3: (If required) DEPARTMENT MAKES REVISIONS & RESUBMITS TO RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Step 4: CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT SIGNS APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF ORIGINALS Step 5: SUBMIT TO BOCC FOR APPROVAL Submit originals and 9 copies of Contract, Review Form, and Agenda Bill to BOCC Office. Place "Sign Here" markers on all places the BOCC needs to sign. MUST be in BOCC Office by 4:30 p.m. TUESDAY for the following Monday's agenda. (This form to stay with contract throughout the contract review process.) Publk Sakly Tehing June 25, 2017 Julie Shannon Executive Secretary Jefferson County Commissioners Office Dear Ms. Shannon, It is our pleasure to offer promotional testing services to the Jefferson County. Please find attached our proposal to create a written examination for CORRECTIONS Sergeant. The professional services to be performed, the related costs, and the County's responsibilities are outlined in the following pages. Public Safety Testing is committed to ensuring that the written examination is valid, defensible and current to today's professional standards. Though our product has evolved from years of experience and uses contemporary professional standards, it is uniquely customized for the County of Jefferson through close collaboration and partnership. Thank you for the opportunity to be of service to the County of Jefferson. Please contact me or Colleen Wilson at 425.776.9615 or email: )on@publicsafetytesting.com or colleen@oublicsofetytesting.com if you have any questions or need any additional information. ,,, Best e d , Jon Walters President