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5-bedroom house with master bedroom & ensuite on the main floor. Large eat-in kitchen with island, hardwood floors on both floors and large garage. ST. RAPHEL’S 20067 COUNTY RD. 18
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‘The tail wagged the dog’ Rivette upset hiring practice changed for some positions without the knowledge of council Photo by Greg Kielec Cornwall city councillor Andre Rivette flips through a copy of a pyschological test some part-time city employees are being forced to complete when applying for a full-time position. Rivette is upset the practice has been in place for three years without council’s knowledge.
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occurred since this system has been in place have been in Infrastructure & Municipal Works. According to the report, public works manager Norm Levac, believes the use of psychometric testing, which was reviewed, developed and then shared with the city council’s personnel committee, is “a practi- cal and very useful tool to objectively iden- tify the best suited candidate for a vacancy, not unlike other testing, interview ques- tions, etc.” “It fits well with the 2005 work of the fi-
By Greg Kielec
A veteran city councillor is fuming that pyschological testing has been adopted by administration for some hiring prac- tices without the knowledge of council. Councillor Andre Rivette complained about the practice at a meeting of city coun- cil last Monday night. He is concerned the practice is discrimmi- natory because it is not applied to all city job candidates. He is also upset that a policy to spend tax dollars was put in place without council’s approval.
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nance steering committee’s public works audit with re- spect to staffing outcomes,” the report reads. But Rivette said the test is not necessar for employees doing menial tasks like rak- ing leaves or cutting grass. “They are not supervisory jobs. They are entry level jobs,” he stressed. Asked how he would re-
“It’s been going on for three years without council’s knowledge,” he complained in an interview with The Journal last week. “I’m very upset, but that’s not the first time that hap- pens,” he said of ‘ghost pol- icy’ enacted by administration without council’s knowledge.
“The first place I would call is the mayor’s office.” Andre Rivette
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City councillor explaining how taxpayers should respond to a new city hiring policy
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“If you tell me in this case the tail wagged the dog, yes it did,” he said matter-of-factly. The testing has cost the city $10,585 as of last Monday’s meeting. The price tag covers initial meetings and design costs for the cus- tomized questionnaire, plus costs of $125 per individual job applicant assessment and $250 per written report ranking the candi- dates based on their assessments. According to a report prepared by city ad- mininstration, most of the hires that have
spond to taxpayers concerned about the cost of the testing and how it was imple- mented, he was blunt. “The first place I would call is the mayor’s office,” he fumed. “I’d tell them I’m totally not in favour of this. I’d say it is a waste of tax dollars.” The majority of council backed the testing in a motion at the meeting. Only Rivette, and councillors David Murphy and Mau- rice Dupelle voted against the practice.
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