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New city job posted: Knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order, what city councilors want for the holidays required
By adamg on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 10:41am
Pops points us to the official posting for the job of Boston city clerk. Among the requirements:
All applicants must have a Bachelors Degree and a minimum of ten years experience working within municipal or county government, legislative experience preferred. Applicant must also have two years experience planning, organizing, or directing a public agency, including formulation, implementation and oversight of agency funding.
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The Zak must have something to say about this.
I can't wait to hear.
Doesn't this disqualify
Doesn't this disqualify Maureen Feeney:
"Applicant must also have two years experience planning, organizing, or directing a public agency, including formulation, implementation and oversight of agency funding."
???
She fits the bill
You need to read between the lines here: "directing a public agency". Don't be surprised if her terms as City Council Prez won't be counted towards fulfilling this requirement. I think the Boston City Council still qualifies as a "public agency" - even despite those pesky open meeting law hiccups of past.
They left out the part about
They left out the part about being a relative or friend of someone already working for the city.
Got that one right here
In other words, they have found a way to use what truly minimal civil service laws exist to exclude anybody but their cronies.
They left out lots of parts,
They left out lots of parts, like, salary, what's the deadline for applying, and what is the process.
Why won't any of these newly-reelected power brokers on the city council demand some answers from their current leader, Mr. Murphy?? New Boston indeed!
At least Mike Ross has the courtesy to respond to one reporter's questions about the "process" in Coleman Herman's latest article for the Herald about how the city clerk gets over.
Compare other cities' city clerks... with Boston
Compare other cities' city clerks... with Boston.
> Job Description
> Job Title: City Clerk
> Job ID: 341872
> Location: CCL City Clerk
> Full-Time
> Regular/Temporary: Regular
> Executive/Professional (Mgmt)
> The Boston City Council is accepting applications for the position of City Clerk for the City of Boston.
How many applied?... Who applied?...
> All applicants must have a Bachelors Degree and a minimum of ten years experience working within municipal or county government, legislative experience preferred.
> Applicant must also have two years experience planning, organizing, or directing a public agency, including formulation, implementation and oversight of agency funding.
> A background or ability in personnel management, demonstrated proficiency in communications and an ability to interact with the public in a customer service type environment.
Advanced knowledge of new technologies and softwares.
> A working knowledge of the Boston City Charter, Massachusetts Public Records, open meeting laws and a familiarity with Robert's Rules of Procedure are also required.
Experience in complying with FOI Freedom of Information public records principles, Sunshine open public meeting principles of open government.
> Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
Look into revising the practices of the City Clerks Office... for example performing marriages.
> Boston residency at time of application is preferred, at point of hire, is required.
> Interested parties should apply online
http://www.cityofboston.gov/ohr/careercenter
Diamante Stenograph machine. Full transcript. City Council.
A new City Clerk with advanced knowledge of new technologies and software would make municipal government more open and information more accessible. For example:
The Diamante Stenograph machine on view
at
http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc_video_l...
records the full transcript of the public meeting of Boston City Council.
The machine stores a computer file of the full transcript of the public meeting but officials haven't made this public record readily available yet.
Bingo
Bingo