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I I I I I I '1 I I I I I I I I I I 6. Defegdants shall comply with a minority race hiring requirement within seven years of the date of this ~order, such that the hiring rate of minority race persons from i979 to November 1, 2003 at leasi equals the hiring rate of whites during the same time period. The "hiring rate" shall be defmecj as the numb.? of applicants hired from each group divided by the total number 'of applicants fr~m each group. This hiring requirement is a collective obligation of all defendant municipalities ~nd accordingly the appropriate applicant pool shall include the total nm-nber of persons who submit applications to any of the defendant municipalities over the relevant period [ of time. 7. The $~00,000 statutory penalty imposed on the defendants is stayed pending complianc~ with this order, i Failure on the part of any or all defendants to satisfy the obligations of ordering clauses 4, 5 an~[ 6 above shall result in the imposition of a statutory penalty up to $300,000, jointly and sevelally, against such defendant(s) found to be responsible for such failures. Where such responsibility with respect to ordering clause number 6 cannot be practically assessed against less than all defendants, such penalty shall be imposed upon ail defendants, jointly and severally. 8. The c~urt will retain jurisdiction over this matter until Ja_riuary 1, 2004 for the purpose of supervising c0~mpliance with the remedial obligations of this order. On each yearly anniversary date of this order, the defendants shall submit to the court a report with detailed documentation, sworn to by the~ person or persons with actual knowledge of the content, as to the following issues' a.rThe modification and utilization of the ZM Form of the Watson Giaser test, information regarding the procedure established to c~nvert the scores of the modified test, the changes in the Watson Glaser test and its related procedure as required by this order~ a copy of such test(s) used and the analysis of any adverse impact associated with such test and procedure. b. ~Progress made toward the achievement of the hiring requiremert of i ordering clause 6 above, including data as to the number of m~ority race and white applicants during the relevant time period, tho number of offers extended during that time period and the r idqntity and race of applicants to whom such offers were extended anti of applicants to whom positions were given. c. ~$uch information as required by ordering clauses 4--6 above, and 'such other information as is relevant to the remedial obligation of thia order as the court requires. 9. The requirements contained in this order are the minimal necessary to remedy past discrimination. T° the extent that these requirements are impossible to achieve with good faith