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An Ordinance amending Section 23-18 of the Code of Ordinances, relating to Firefighter Recruitment, to authorize the making of conditional offers following a candidate's successful completion of Phase I of the recruitment process, with such offers expressly conditioned upon the candidate's successful completion of Phase II of the recruitment process. [Div. of Human Resources, George]
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Authorization to amend Section 23-18 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinance to eliminate the two-phase hiring process in the Division of Fire & Emergency Services, to allow for conditional offers to be made earlier in the hiring process and to simplify the process by eliminating the two-phase approach. No Budgetary impact. (L0949-25)(George/Hamilton)
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WHEREAS, Section 23-18 of the Code of Ordinances provides that examination for appointment to the Fire academy is comprised of a two-phased approach, with "Phase I" consisting of a written examination, a physical fitness test, and an oral examination and "Phase II" consisting of a background investigation and polygraph examination; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Fire has reviewed its hiring process and believes it would be beneficial to be able to extend a conditional offer of employment following a candidate's successful completion of Phase I of the Firefighter Recruitment process, with such offer expressly conditioned upon the successful completion of Phase II of the Recruitment process; and
WHEREAS, under the Recruitment process outlined herein, a candidate will still be required, following acceptance of a conditional offer of employment, to su...
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