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North Ridgeville City Council • City Hall, Council Chambers • www.nridgeville.org

7307 Avon Belden Road 440.353.1508

North Ridgeville, OH 44039 440.353.1528 (fax)

CITY OF NORTH RIDGEVILLE CITY COUNCIL

Martin DeVries, President

Holly A. Swenk, Ward 1 Clifford Winkel, Ward 4 Dennis Boose, Ward 2 Jason R. Jacobs, At-Large Bruce F. Abens, Ward 3/President Pro-Tem James Maleski, At-Large

The City of North Ridgeville is seeking a full-time Deputy Clerk of Council. The Deputy Clerk of

Council reports to the Assistant Clerk of Council. This is an hourly position with a range of

$44,740.47 to $55,486.91. Applicants should have a high school diploma and a minimum of five (5)

years’ experience in an administrative position in a government/legal field; or five (5) years’

experience as a City Clerk of Council/Assistant Clerk of Council.

Please complete and send the employment application, cover letter and resume to Tara Peet at

[email protected]. The position will remain open until filled. The complete job description and

employment application are attached to this notice.

http://www.nridgeville.org/

mailto:[email protected]

CITY OF NORTH RIDGEVILLE

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Position Description

Ordinance No. 2725-93

Department: Council

Reports to: Assistant Clerk of Council

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Title: Deputy Clerk of Council

Employment Status: Full-time

Civil Service Status: Unclassified

This position assists the Assistant Clerk of Council and is responsible for performing administrative and clerical duties. This position also acts as the recording secretary to the various City Boards and Commissions to include Planning Commission, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals and Civil Service Commission.

A high school diploma and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in an

administrative position in a government/legal field; or

Five (5) years’ experience as a City Clerk of Council/Assistant Clerk of Council.

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

Build and cultivate positive working relationships with co-workers, Board and Commission members, and residents of the municipality.

Interact with City employees and residents in a pleasant manner. Handle daily inquiries in a timely manner. Perform a variety of responsible clerical and administrative duties in a timely, detail-

oriented manner for various Boards and Commissions. Create meeting minutes, agendas and dockets from Council, Board, and Commission

meetings and public hearings. Schedule Civil Service Commission testings for police and fire entrance and promotional

exams, calculate and keep accurate records of testing results and other duties related to testing.

Prepare a variety of documents to include correspondence, reports, memorandum, forms, and charts for presentations; proofread for accuracy, correct form, content, spelling, and proper English usage.

Schedule and arrange for work sessions and special meetings as need. Prepare copies, gather requested materials and research items as requested. Act as an information source for inquiries regarding Boards and Commissions meeting

standards and procedures; refer more complex and/or sensitive concerns to appropriate resource.

Maintain and monitor records, files and dockets for each Board and Commission; follow up on due dates; and perform other monitoring functions to ensure timely completion.

Provide support to City Council and cover necessary Council and/or Council Committee meetings in the absence of the Assistant Clerk of Council or as needed.

Perform related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

This application for employment shall be kept on file for one year 1 Revised December 2019

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS APPLICATION – DO NOT WRITE “SEE RÉSUMÉ” EQUAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY

The City of North Ridgeville provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment

and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin,

disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other

characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment,

including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation

and training.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

LAST NAME FIRST NAME MAIDEN NAME/ALIAS MIDDLE

INITIAL

HOME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

PRIMARY PHONE SECONDARY PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS

DO YOU HAVE A WORK PERMIT

(IF UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE)?

☐YES OR ☐NO

DO YOU HAVE A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE? ☐YES OR ☐NO

DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER: (INCLUDE STATE OF ISSUANCE IF NOT OHIO.)

ARE YOU LEGALLY ELIGIBLE FOR

EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES?

HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR ANOTHER POSITION WITH THE CITY WITHIN

THE LAST YEAR? ☐YES OR ☐NO

☐YES OR ☐NO IF YES, WHAT POSITION?

DO ANY OF YOUR RELATIVES WORK FOR THE CITY? ☐YES OR ☐NO

IF YES, WHO? LIST NAME(S), DEPARTMENT AND RELATION

POSITION(S) APPLIED FOR

DEPARTMENT: POSITION TITLE:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

NAME OF SCHOOL

AND LOCATION

SELECT LAST YEAR

COMPLETED

TYPE OF DEGREE

OR DIPLOMA MAJOR AREA OF STUDY

HIGH SCHOOL ☐9 ☐10 ☐11 ☐12

GRADUATE? ☐YES ☐NO COLLEGE

☐1 ☐2 ☐3 ☐4

GRADUATE? ☐YES ☐NO U.S. MILITARY

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY PRESENT/MOST RECENT EMPLOYER ADDRESS

DATE STARTED DATE ENDED STARTING PAY ENDING PAY PHONE NUMBER

POSITION TITLE REASON FOR DESIRING TO LEAVE

DUTIES PERFORMED

NAME, TITLE, AND PHONE NUMBER OF IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR MAY WE CONTACT THIS EMPLOYER?

☐YES ☐NO

CITY OF NORTH RIDGEVILLE APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

7307 AVON BELDEN ROAD, NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OHIO 44039

APPLICANT:


EMPLOYER ADDRESS


POSITION TITLE REASON FOR LEAVING

DUTIES PERFORMED


☐YES ☐NO

EMPLOYER ADDRESS



DUTIES PERFORMED


☐YES ☐NO

EMPLOYER ADDRESS



DUTIES PERFORMED


☐YES ☐NO

REFERENCES

Give name and telephone number of three professional references who are not related to you.

NAME RELATIONSHIP PHONE NUMBER

APPLICANT:


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

List skills, interests, languages spoken or read, licenses, certifications, gaps in employment, etc., you feel is

important for the position in which you are applying.

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF MY

KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT FALSE STATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS ON THIS APPLICATION ARE GROUNDS FOR

IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION OR DISMISSAL UPON DISCOVERY THEREOF. I AUTHORIZE ALL PERSONS, SCHOOLS,

COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO GIVE YOU ANY AND ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING MY BACKGROUND,

PERSONAL OR OTHERWISE, AND RELEASE ALL PARTIES FROM LIABILITIES FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM

FURNISHING THE SAME TO YOU. I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS BEFORE

BEGINNING WORK TO DETERMINE MY ABILITY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION APPLIED FOR AND FAILURE TO

UNDERGO SUCH MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION.

IN CONSIDERATION OF MY EMPLOYMENT, I AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RIDGEVILLE’S ORDINANCES,

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION CAN BE

TERMINATED WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE AND WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AT ANY TIME, AT THE OPTION OF EITHER

THE CITY OR MYSELF. I UNDERSTAND THAT NO MANAGER OR SUPERVISOR OTHER THAN THE MAYOR HAS ANY

AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY PERSONS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, BUT NOT CONTRARY TO THE FOREGOING.

Signature of Applicant Date

Outside applicants for employment may be required to submit to fingerprinting for a background check. The following types of employee

background checks may be performed: prior employment verification; personal and professional references; educational verification; BCI

(Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation); and motor vehicle. Full drug screen/breath alcohol testing is also required for employment.

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City of North Ridgeville EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Responses to these questions are OPTIONAL. These questions are included to assist our equal employment opportunity efforts. Providing this information is VOLUNTARY and will in no way affect the processing of your application or your being considered for employment. We will process your responses to these confidential questions separately. Responses will be used for statistical purposes only.

Position Applied For Date

1. OPTIONAL: Please indicate your sex: ☐Male ☐Female

2. OPTIONAL: Please select your age group:

☐Under 18 ☐18-25 ☐26-39 ☐40-54 ☐55-69 ☐70+

3. OPTIONAL: Please indicate your Race/Ethnicity:

☐ WHITE: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa or the Middle

East.

☐ BLACK or AFRICAN AMERICAN: A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

☐ HISPANIC or LATINO: A person of Mexican, Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South America,

or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

☐ ASIAN: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian

Subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

☐ NATIVE HAWAIIAN or PACIFIC ISLANDER: A person having origins in any of the original peoples

of the Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.

☐ AMERICAN INDIAN or ALASKAN NATIVE: A person having origins in any of the original peoples

of North America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

☐ TWO OR MORE RACES: A person who primarily identifies with two or more of the above

race/ethnicity categories

4. OPTIONAL: Are you an individual with a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or

more of your major life activities? ☐Yes ☐No

5. OPTIONAL: Are you a veteran? ☐Yes ☐No

Please indicate if one or more of the following apply.

☐ MILITARY STATUS: The performance of duty in a uniformed service, to include active duty, active duty

for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty for training, full-time National Guard duty.

☐ DISABLED VETERAN: A person whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability

incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.

☐ DESERT STORM/SHIELD VETERAN: A person whose active duty was performed after August 2,

1990, in the Persian Gulf Conflict.

☐ VIETNAM ERA VETERAN: A person served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any

part of which occurred between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975.

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