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Albany County
Department of Civil Service
112 State Street
Room 900
Albany, NY 12207

CSINFO@albanycounty.com

Voice: (518) 447-7770
Fax: (518) 447-5586

 
  		 

Civil Service Announcements

NEW POLICY: Waived County Employee Exam Filing Fee

Effective immediately, employees of Albany County Government will be allowed to have the exam filing fee waived for only two (2) exams per year.  This policy is being implemented due to budget cuts throughout the County per resolution #490 for 2010.  If you have any questions regarding this change, please e-mail  csinfo@albanycounty.com.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Competitive Class

The competitive class of civil service consists of positions for which it is practicable to determine the merit and fitness of applicants by competitive examinations. These examinations are either open competitive, that is, open to all applicants meeting the minimum qualifications for the position; or, promotional, for those individuals already serving in a lower position within the same jurisdiction as the existing vacancy.

Provisional appointments may be made to positions in the competitive class if no list of eligible candidates exists. All provisional appointees are subject to passing a competitive examination and be reachable on any list established as a result of such an examination.

Continuous recruitment positions can be applied for at any time, and the eligible list will be used to fill vacancies as they occur. The personnel officer of Albany County reserves the right to terminate continuous recruitment and re-establish a periodic, announced-date type of examination.

A complete list of examination announcements, applications, and forms is available by visiting our office at 112 State St, Room 900, Albany, NY.

OPEN-COMPETITIVE Exam Announcements

There are currently no open-competitive examination announcements. Please check again later.

PROMOTIONAL Exam Announcements

There are currently no promotional examination announcements. Please check again later.

PROVISIONAL Announcements

There are currently no provisional examination announcements. Please check again later.

CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT Announcements

Exempt Class

The exempt class of civil service consists of administrative positions for which competitive examination is not practical. Candidates for appointment must meet minimum qualifications established by the appointing authority. Those appointed in exempt class positions serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

There are currently no exempt class recruitment announcements. Please check again later.

Non-Competitive Class

The non-competitive class of civil service consists of positions for which using a competitive examination to determine the merit and fitness of the applicants has been found to be not practicable.

Labor Class

The labor class of civil service consists of unskilled labor positions for which no competitive examination is practicable; however, applicants may be tested as to their fitness for employment.
There are currently no labor class recruitment announcements. Please check again later.

 

Civil Service Policies

Veterans Policy [PDF*]

55-A Policy
 
 
Municipal Employment Records and Information Tracking ('MERIT')

The Albany County Department of Civil Service is proud to allow local appointing authorities the ability to electronically submit their agencies' personnel changes as well as keep up to date on the information available through our office.

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