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Council approves entirely new book list for Lorain Fire Department promotion exams
Summary
Council approved an entirely new book list to be used by the testing agency for three promotional exams — assistant fire chief, fire captain, and fire lieutenant — and discussed that the testing vendor selects exam titles.
Lorain City Council approved an "entirely new book list" to be used for three upcoming Lorain Fire Department promotional exams: assistant fire chief, fire captain and fire lieutenant.
Speaker 2 moved to approve the new book list for each of the three promotional exams; Speaker 3 seconded and the motion passed on a voice vote. Council discussed the role of the testing agency in determining exam materials; Speaker 3 stated that when the city hires the testing agency, "they pick the book" and that the books were already selected by the testing vendor in prior arrangements.
The motion as recorded directs that a wholly new set of exam texts be adopted for the three promotion processes. Council members noted they wished this change documented in the record so the selection and use of the new materials is clear for upcoming promotional testing.
The council did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript; the passage appears to have been by voice vote. The administrative follow-up will be handled by the fire department and the city's human resources/testing vendor to implement the new materials for the promotion schedule.
