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RESOLUTION R-1819-89: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA APPROPRIATING $2,080 FROM THE REIMBURSEMENT/REFUND ACCOUNT TO REIMBURSE COSTS ENCUMBERED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED TO FIREFIGHTER APPLICANTS WITH FEES COLLECTED FROM APPLICANTS.
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BACKGROUND: A primary function of the Human Resources Department is to provide employment opportunities and identify the best qualified applicants. The Human Resources Department is responsible for administering examinations, which are elements of the selection process.
DISCUSSION: The Human Resources Department has conducted a selection process for twelve (12) Firefighter positions. The City purchased written exams for the process at a cost of $15 per exam. In addition, shipping, handling and restocking costs of $354.50 generated an invoice total of $2,434.50. Written tests have been administered for 208 applicants. The written exam was conducted on March 23, 2019. Each applicant was required to pay a testing fee in the amount of $15 and collected fees totaled $3,120. The collected fees were accounted for in the revenue account entitled Human Resources Reimbursement/Refund (010-0000-367.12-51). It wasn't until we received the vendor invoice that we discovered the vendor gave us a better price for the tests. We were charged $10 per test instead of $15 per test which had always been the price in previous years. Therefore, there is an overage in the Human Resources Reimbursement/Refund Account (010-0000-367.12-51) in the amount of $1,040. This surplus of funds will remain in the General Fund balance and is not being requested as an appropriation to the Human Resources testing account.
This item asks Council to appropriate the collected revenue to an expenditure account to cover the cost of purchasing the exams. The total invoice is $2,434.50 including $354.50 for shipping, handling and restocking fees. The shipping, handling and res...
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