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want included. The commission will also need to find out from Mr. Conway what codes and subject matter he would like included. Mr. O'Malley said there has been some discussion with the building commissioner. He added that Mrs. Ramsey indicated she would be testing on the International Building Code as well as the Ohio Building Code, and it seems to be within the perimeters of what he would expect. Mr. Thomay asked how important it is to get the position filled. Mr. O'Malley said assuming they have a pool of potential candidates from the advertising that was just done, the commission may be notified again of a provisional or temporary appointment, although he can't speak for the appointing authority. Mr. Thomay commented they had a good response the last time for people applying for the position. He asked if the candidates will know at the time they apply about the provisional appointment. It will affect how many people they get. Mrs. Giesser said it doesn't have to as long as it's in the first half of the provisional appointee's tenure, he has the same equal footing as the other candidates. Mr. Thomay asked if they have a contract yet. Mrs. Kilbane indicated Ramsey & Associates sent a draft contract. Mr. O'Malley said the commission can certainly recommend hiring Ramsey based upon the information that has been supplied. He said they can authorize the clerk to proceed with the matter and request that a contract be sent over and they are not at liberty to pick a date without having access to Mrs. Ramsey's schedule. J. Thomay made a motion to approve Ramsey & Associates to administer the building inspector exam and instruct the clerk to contact Mrs. Ramsey to determine availability of testing dates, and to contact Mr. Conway regarding the resources he wishes to include in the test. The motion was seconded by M. Ubaldi and unanimously approved. Mr. O'Malley commented on the information received relating to filling the position. It is a good outline of what is involved with administering the test. ❖ Application packets need to be approved ❖ Ads for notification for release need to be approved, request to be placed on local cable channel and City web site. ❖ Dates to run ads in newspaper need to be set ••• Dates of examinations need to be set ❖ Motion to set the weight factors for Building Inspector exam as follows: ❖ The weighted factors to be used are as follows: ❖ Testing shall consist of two (2) components. The first is a written examination and the second component being the writing of an essay by the applicant. The weighting score of both test components will be the determining factor that establishes the final score. The weighted factors to be used are as follows: 80% for the written portion of the examination and 20% for the essay portion of the examination. The formula to be used is as follows: Written (score X 4) + essay score. Essay scores are given a number (1 to 10) points (10 being the best). Add a zero to the essay score. Example: If a score of 4 is achieved then add a zero (40), then divide by 5 weighted score. Mr. Thomay said there are two components to the test. They were in the process last year of preparing a test and they decided to use 80% written and 20% for the essay portion. He said Mr. Conway was clear about having an essay as part of the test. There was discussion about including the formula that is used for determining a final score. Mr. O'Malley asked if the essay would be comparable to the oral assessment the firefighters had in their test. He said he is suggesting the testing company score the written from 0-100% and score the essay 0-100% and then weigh them. Mr. Thomay said that would make sense. Mrs. Giesser said she believes the formula is spelled out in the civil service rules. Mr. O'Malley said they still get to the same end result. J. Thomay made a motion to set the weight factors for the Building Inspector exam as follows: