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City Of Tonawanda Civil Service
200 Niagara Street
Tonawanda NY 14150
(716) 695-8626
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Due to updates across the city's servers the Public Announcement Member List has been cyber lost.
If you would like to be informed of City, School, Library, and Housing employment vacancies or exams please email "ADD ME" to Civilservice@tonawandacity.com
Thanks so much!


Applications for exams can be submitted to the Civil Service office between those hours. Outside those hours applications can be submitted to the Clerk's office where staff will process the fee payment and give applicant a receipt. The application will be retrieved by the Civil Service Secretary and processed immediately. 

ALL EXAM APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 2:00pm
OF LAST DATE TO FILE
 
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS WITH CIVIL SERVICE IF IT HAS CHANGED
SINCE YOUR MOST RECENT APPLICATION!
 

 

Exam Scores will be announced as having been received when New York State releases them to our agency. Score and rank will be mailed to candidates AFTER the Commission approves the list. This process can take 4-6 months. Please be patient.



Civil Service VACANCIES:      

Civil Service EXAMS 
*Police Captain  This is a promotional exam


Check back soon for upcoming exams!



Civil Service Exam Prep & Additional Info

 




Any exam given in multiple locations  on the same day can be cross-filed per NYS Civil Service:
Click for Cross-File Form. 
Must be submitted with  Examination Application.If you cannot take the exam on the  date scheduled, you may be able to schedule an alternate test date.  Click  the following to see if you are eligible for another date:
 Civil Service Alternate Test Date Policy.

Applications for examinations should  only be filled out and provided to the Civil Service Commission Office when  there are exams announced and the last date for the filing of applications has  not passed. Exam fees must be included with the application unless filing for an exam fee waiver as an unemployed head of household. (Waiver form must be submitted with application).

 * Notice to candidates who are taking the May 2021 Police Officer Examination: It is the responsibility of the  candidate to provide a college transcript to the Commission office verifying  that they have met the minimum requirements before they can be certified for  appointment.  Contact the office regarding  transcripts at 695-8626  or e-mail:
 civilservice@tonawandacity.com


             Check back for more exam/vacancy announcements

 

If you would like to be added to our list of emails that receive
employment vacancies and exam announcements, please email CivilService@tonawandacity.com with the subject line
stating "Add Me". 
Include your name and residential city
Email Notification Announcement


Applications are accepted from January 1st thru December 31st of each year for Non-Competitive and Labor Class positions that may come up within the City and special districts during that calendar year.

Application PDF form
MANDATORY Background Check Authorization Form to be filed with all applications
Both completed forms must be submitted for consideration
Summer/Seasonal Application PFD   
Summer/Seasonal Application with Background Check Authorization- RETURNING Employees PDF






 

 

 * Notice to candidates who took the  March 19, 2016 Firefighter Examination: It is the responsibility of the  candidate to provide a copy of their New York State basic Emergency Medical  Technician (EMT) certificate to the Commission office verifying that they have  met the minimum requirements before they can be certified for appointment. Contact the office regarding certificates at 695-8626  or e-mail: civilservice@tonawandacity.com

 Please call Civil Service Department  at 695-8626 for more information.
 
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Monthly Meeting Minutes:

 

January 2020                                                                  
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020 (no meeting)
May 2020 (no meeting)
June 2020 (Zoom meeting)
July 2020
August 2020
September 2020
October 2020
November 2020
No December 2020 Meeting		  No January 2021 Meeting
February 2021
March 2021
April 2021 
May 2021