Village board approves contract with Public Safety Testing for police recruitment and exams

The Village Board approved an agreement with Public Safety Testing (PST) to handle written entry and promotional testing for the Westmont Police Department, following a recommendation from the Fire & Police Commission.

The commission chair explained PST is a national testing vendor and will produce written exams, maintain eligibility lists and deliver promotional testing. "There is a cost, of, I believe, $100 per police officer per year... and for testing, they charge the candidate $65 to take the test," the commission chair said, describing the vendor selection process and noting the village attorney reviewed and negotiated the contract.

The board voted to approve the agreement by roll call. Staff said PST will work with IO Solutions for written-test validation and that the village may subsidize some candidate testing in order to attract applicants.