Century Expands Advertising, Extends Deadline For Town Clerk Job

April 21, 2010

The Town of Century is extending the application deadline for a new town clerk, deciding to advertise the position on NorthEscambia.com and in the Pensacola News Journal.

The position was first advertised in the Tri-City Ledger on April 1, and the town received no applicants.

The council  then voted April 5 to set higher standards for the job.  An advertisement with the more stringent requirements ran April 8 and April 15 in the Tri-City Ledger, and the town received about a dozen applications.

“There are some good ones in there,” Century Mayor Freddie McCall said.

Council member Ann Brooks questioned why the ad was only placed in the Tri-City Ledger when the town normally places bid notices in News Journal, which has a much broader circulation.

The council voted to increase the reach of their advertisement and attract a wider application base by expanding their recruitment efforts to NorthEscambia.com and the News Journal.

The deadline to apply for the Century Town Clerk position was Thursday, April 22, but that date will be extended one week from time the ad first runs in the News Journal.  As of this morning, NorthEscambia.com had not received the ad from the Town of Century.

Current Century Town Clerk Dorothy Sims is retiring at the end of April, but will remain available to help train her replacement.

The new town clerk will be required to hold at least an associate’s degree with a minimum of three years experience in records management, data processing or experience in municipal government including supervisory experience and any equivalent combination of education and experience.

The applicant will also be required to have working knowledge of state statutes and bylaws relating to the duties and responsibilities of the town clerk, local government procedures and office procedure requirements, as well as other office and financial record keeping experience.

Comments

2 Responses to “Century Expands Advertising, Extends Deadline For Town Clerk Job”

  1. who cares on April 21st, 2010 9:03 am

    who cares!!!!!

  2. A Watchman on April 21st, 2010 8:33 am

    Who in city government has the education or experence to select a professional (accounting & management) candidate on any thing but a political basis.

    Couldn’t be that the reach limits on advertising (TC Ledger only) was intentionally, could it?

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