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Cortland council weighs policy to require public posting of city job openings
Summary
Council considered Resolution R-42-25 to require posting city job openings; sponsors said it would increase transparency after an applicant’s resume was missed, while other members and staff warned Ohio law allows targeted recruitment for specialized, time-sensitive roles such as a Class 2 wastewater collections operator.
The Cortland City Council on Nov. 3 debated Resolution R-42-25, which would require the city to publicly post hiring notices for city positions.
Councilman Joe Paciri and Councilwoman Fletcher sponsored the resolution, saying a standard posting process would improve transparency and guard against qualified applicants’ materials being overlooked. “Transparency is always the best policy,” Paciri said, noting at least one candidate for a recent service director search submitted a resume in June that did not reach reviewers.
An unnamed city official responding in the discussion said Ohio law does not require public posting for unclassified or contract positions and that targeted recruitment may be more effective for highly specialized or time-sensitive roles. The official cited the city’s current need to hire a part-time Class 2 wastewater collections operator to address a sanitary-sewer overflow and said only about 61 individuals in the county hold the needed license or higher certification.
Council members discussed a compromise: a minimum posting period (suggested 10 days) while still allowing targeted recruitment when necessary. Paciri said the resolution’s Section 3.4 — routing all resumes to a specified group email that includes the mayor and a full-time city employee — would help prevent lost applications.
No final vote on R-42-25 was recorded in the transcript; council continued discussion of the measure and related hiring procedures alongside other agenda business. The item remains pending additional review and possible amendment.
