. >> my name is jaclyn renaud and my question is with the tension between civilians and police that are already assigned to these jobs, how is this going to benefit, and with this analysis, how will this benefits them trying to get people hired. if that makes sense. sorry. >> thank you. we don't respond during public comment, but we put your question on the record and one of the supervisors make it back to you. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> there were 700 individuals taking the exam together in one auditorium. there were about 600 individuals taking the exam when i was finished. i decided to deselect. if you acknowledge past drug use that terminates the hiring process, and if an individual were to lie about an issue, it is more likely perhaps that they would lie about other issues and i believe there are approximately 130 officers who were in court and this has undermined successful prosecution of suspects in predominantly drug related charges. so is it then possible for the department to drop the inquiry into past personal drug history and focus their attention o