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1 39. The stated purpose of these changes was to make the selection process shorter(now a period <br /> 2 <br /> of weeks as opposed to months)and to provide greater flexibility for command staff to select the candidates <br /> 3 <br /> 4 they deemed appropriate. However,it became common knowledge throughout CITY that this process was <br /> 5 designed to allow for greater internal control over who would be selected and to negate the possibility for <br /> 6 the promotion of"unpopular/undesirable" candidates. <br /> 7 <br /> 40. Essentially, CITY wanted to be able to essentially make it easier to pick the "preferred" <br /> 8 <br /> 9 candidates.Needless to say,this contradicts the fundamental principles of the selection process that the best, <br /> 10 most qualified candidates be selected in a fair, equal, and impartial manner. <br /> 11 G. The Promotional Process and Chief Valentin. <br /> 12 <br /> 41. Following David Valentin's February 2018 permanent appointment to Police Chief, CITY <br /> 13 <br /> 14 maintained the above-described testing process so as to allow the selection of candidates Valentin and his <br /> 15 immediate circle of supporters deemed "acceptable".Nonetheless, occasionally a candidate deemed "not <br /> 16 acceptable"made it through the selection process.This was attributed to those particular candidates'ability <br /> 17 <br /> to perform exceptionally well on the written and outside interview tests.Therefore,it soon became common <br /> 18 <br /> 19 that candidates who were not part of"the Valentin camp"were encouraged to perform exceptionally well <br /> 20 in order to simply pass the selection process and avoid being eliminated. <br /> 21 42. Meanwhile,those candidates deemed members of"the Valentin camp"merely had to perform <br /> 22 <br /> at minimal standards and could be assured of being selected. A double standard therefore became <br /> 23 <br /> 24 institutionalized in the selection process. Those candidates who were"approved of by Chief Valentin and <br /> 25 his "camp" only had to show up with minimal preparation and could be assured they would be selected. <br /> 26 Meanwhile, candidates disliked by "the Valentin camp" had to perform at the highest levels possible <br /> 27 <br /> (typically through very extensive preparation)and,even then,their success in passing could not be assured. <br /> 28 <br /> In sum, the process had become unfair, biased, discriminatory and contrary to law. <br /> KAcHmisKY v. CFFY OF SANTA ANA CASE NO. <br /> COMPLAINT <br />