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Amherst civil service board opts for assessment-based search to replace wastewater superintendent
Summary
The Amherst Civil Service Commission agreed Dec. 8 to use an assessment-style selection (rather than the standard written test) to fill its wastewater treatment plant superintendent position, invite local staff and a retiring superintendent to participate in the assessment team, and run targeted recruitment through operator mailing lists with an advertisement window into January.
The Amherst Civil Service Commission on Dec. 8 approved moving forward with an assessment-based process to fill the soon-to-be-vacant wastewater treatment plant superintendent post, the commission said.
Commission members discussed retirement plans for the current superintendent and reviewed options under state rules for filling a classified-service vacancy. Unidentified Speaker 2 cited language from the Ohio Revised Code permitting suspension of standard testing where “exceptional qualifications” make competition impractical and a designated selection process is more appropriate. The board agreed the city can pursue that route for this opening.
Why it matters: the superintendent role combines scientific, managerial and regulatory…
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