[IPAC-List] Adding bonus points to exam scores of city residents

[Dennis Doverspike]

As Jeff knows, I am not a lawyer. However, I am not sure it was made clear
that since 2006 Ohio has had a law that bans residency requirements. This
law was upheld in a June 2009 Supreme Court decision. As far as I know, the
law is still in place.

Now, not being a lawyer, I am not sure how a ban on a residency requirement
might impact or not impact the awarding of additional points for residency.
However, one could predict that for many large cities, where there are many
applicants especially for lower level and safety jobs, the awarding of
points for residency could well mean that only residents were hired. Thus,
the impact could be the same from a statistical standpoint as imposing a
residency requirement.

So Jeff, would there be a distinction between having a residency requirement
and awarding points for residency? Technically, it is not a strict
requirement. 

Dennis Doverspike, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor of Psychology
Director, Center for Organizational Research
Senior Fellow of the Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology
Psychology Department
University of Akron
Akron, Ohio  44325-4301
330-972-8372 (Office)
330-972-5174 (Office Fax)
ddoverspike at uakron.edu

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-----Original Message-----
From: ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org [mailto:ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org]
On Behalf Of Jeff Feuquay
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:53 PM
To: Van Atta, Nancy
Cc: ipac-list at ipacweb.org
Subject: Re: [IPAC-List] Adding bonus points to exam scores of city
residents

Interesting idea. I'd be curious about the demographics of in-city vs
out-of-city applicants. If there are race/ethnicity differences, I would be
wary of the argument that Dayton is engaging in disparate treatment by
adjusting scores based on race/ethnicity. I'd sure want a LNDR for giving
the points, e.g., to encourage employees to live closer to work, be able to
articulate the business advantage/necessity, and show that there was no
better way to get it done. As an aside, if the bonus points are high enough,
would it not encourage folks to rent a by-the-week motel room and use that
address for test-taking?

Jeff Feuquay, Psychologist, Attorney, and Stuff

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Van Atta, Nancy <
Nancy.VanAtta at cityofdayton.org> wrote:


> The City of Dayton no longer has a residency requirement for City

> employees, but we are considering adding bonus points to exam scores of

> city residents. We would like to know who on the list is already doing

> this or knows of cities that are. We would also be interested in

> members' views of the pros and cons of awarding such points whether or

> not they are doing so themselves.

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> Nancy Van Atta

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