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EXHIBIT A I. SCOPE OF SERVICES COMPLETE PREEMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION Consultant agrees to perform a complete pre-employment psychological evaluation for City's Police Department applicants. Said psychological evaluation shall comply with the California Peace Officer's Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Psychological Screening Manual, as well as any additional psychological suitability criteria specified by City's Police Department and agreed to by Consultant. a. For the purpose of this Agreement, a complete pre-employment psychological evaluation includes, but is not limited to a clinical interview, an administration of necessary tests, scoring of tests and preparing verbal and written recommendations for employment. b. Consultant agrees to provide City's Police Department with a verbal recommendation of the candidate's psychological suitability for the classification of Police Officer as well as other classifications within the Police Department within two (2) working days of said candidate's clinical interview. c. Consultant agrees to provide City's Police Department with a written report of the candidate's psychological suitability for the classification of Police Officer as well as other classifications within the Police Department within five (5) working days of the candidate's clinical interview. COMPLETE POST-TRAUMATIC PSHCHOLOGICAL INCIDENT EVALUATION Consultant agrees to give City's Police Department Employees involved in violent incidents, such as alife-threatening situation and/or serious injury or death to any person, complete post-traumatic psychological evaluation. a. A complete post-traumatic psychological incident evaluation includes, but is not limited to, clinical interview and post-traumatic counseling. b. Initial psychological service contact with involved officer(s) shall be made immediately if possible, but no later than forty-eight (48) hours following the incident. c. A minimum of three (3) follow-up counseling sessions shall follow, if the Consultant deems those sessions necessary. Such follow-up sessions shall, whenever possible and practical, be scheduled by Consultant at Consultant's Orange County office location, unless otherwise agreed by involved officer(s). d. In those cases where Consultant deems that immediate follow-up counseling sessions are not indicated, Consultant shall schedule one (1) follow-up session within a period of not less than fourteen (14) days and not more than thirty (30) days following the traumatic incident with the involved officer(s) to assess