GENESEE COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES

COUNTY BUILDING I, BATAVIA, NEW YORK

ANNOUNCES

A PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION FOR:

SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER & WASTEWATER, PROM. #71-338

                                                             (City of Batavia)

SALARY:  $68,834-$83,464 per year (2016) City of Batavia.

VACANCY:  The City of Batavia has one (1) position currently held by a provisionally appointed employee, who may be appointed on a permanent basis if found reachable on a civil service list established as a result of this exam.  This examination is also being held to establish an eligible list to fill future vacancies, which may occur during the life of the eligible list.

An eligible may receive only one permanent appointment from this list. Once appointed, there will be a Probationary Period of 8 to 26-weeks based on performance of duties. During this probationary period the Department Head has the ability to terminate employment, without cause.

             LAST FILING DATE----------SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

                                    EXAMINATION DATE----------OCTOBER 15, 2016    

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the last filing date:

Candidates must have five (5) years of full-time, permanent status as a Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator, Chief Sewer Treatment Plant Operator, or Water & Wastewater Maintenance Supervisor within the City of Batavia. Candidates must have continued their employment through the period leading to the date of appointment from this Eligible List.  [PLEASE INDICATE ALL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE ON YOUR APPLICATION.]

CANDIDATES PLEASE NOTE: It is vital that you submit, with your application, all information necessary to show your qualification for examination.  APPLICATIONS WHICH DO NOT SHOW TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE TO MEET MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE DISAPPROVED, AND WE WILL NOT REFER TO OTHER APPLICATIONS ON FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NOTE: PHOTO ID WILL BE REQUIRED ON THE DAY OF THE EXAMINATION.

NOTE – FILING FEES: (The acceptance of your application is dependent upon your following these instructions accurately):

A fee of $20.00 is required for each separately-numbered examination for which you apply.  The required fee must accompany your application.  The fee may be submitted in the form of either CASH or CREDIT CARD (if delivered in person), PERSONAL CHECK or MONEY ORDER, (if by mail).  Personal Checks and Money Orders must be payable to the GENESEE COUNTY TREASURER.  Please write the examination number(s) on your personal check or money order.  YOUR APPLICATION FEE WILL NOT BE REFUNDED if you do not meet the requirements for admission to the examination. Compare your qualifications carefully to the requirements stated on the announcement and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified. A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are receiving unemployment and are primarily responsible for the support of a household.  In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or are receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Family assistance or Safety Net Assistance, or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency.  All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.  In order for us to verify your eligibility for an application fee waiver, you must complete a “Request for Fee Waiver” form and submit it with your application by the close of business on the Last Filing Date as indicated on the Examination Announcement. The “Request for Fee Waiver” form can be obtained at Genesee County Human Resources, 15 Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020 or from our website, www.co.genesee.ny.us.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

Train personnel in the efficient performance of their duties including standard practices and methods and good, safe work habits;

Instructs personnel in the efficient safe operation of mechanical equipment;

Measure performance in order to establish and achieve realistic goals;

Establish standard procedures;

Establish and maintain meaningful records to achieve cost controls;

Conduct systematic reviews of the efficiency of all bureau operations;

Make detail future planning studies;

Prepare proposed annual operating budgets;

Conduct periodic evaluation of employees’ capabilities and performance for varying types of work assignments;

Plan and coordinate all additions, repairs and improvements to treatment plants and equipment, distribution lines, and treatment processes;

Supervise a variety of financial activities including customer billing, adjustment of water and wastewater rates for residential or commercial users, collection of customer payments, and the adjustment of customer complaints;

Supervises samples and testing of a variety of chemical bacteriological laboratory procedures to determine the efficiency of treatment of water and wastewater treatment processes;

Meets and has contact with governmental agencies, interested groups, and general public in order to explain and discuss municipal water and wastewater activities;

Constantly strives to provide high quality city services for least possible costs;

SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the following areas:

1.     Supervision

2.     Operation and Maintenance of Pumps, Valves, and Related Mechanical and 
        Electrical Equipment

3.     Physics, Chemistry, and Bacteriology Related to Wastewater Treatment        
        and Disposal, Including Laboratory and Field Tests for Plant Operations

4.     Practices and Equipment Used in the Operation and Maintenance of a Type
        A Wastewater Treatment Plant

5.     Physics, Chemistry, and Bacteriology as Related to Water Treatment
        and Purification, Including Laboratory and Field Tests

6.     Practices and Equipment Used in the Operation and Maintenance of a
        Type A Water Treatment Plant

7.     Tools, Mechanical Aptitude, and Reading of Scales, Meters, and Gauges

CANDIDATES ARE PERMITTED TO USE QUIET, HAND-HELD, SOLAR OR BATTERY POWERED CALCULATORS.  DEVICES WITH TYPEWRITER KEYBOARDS SUCH AS COMPUTERS, SPELL-CHECKERS, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS, ADDRESS BOOKS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS, DICTIONARIES AND ANY SIMILAR DEVICES ARE PROHIBITED.

EXPANDED SUB-TEST DESCRIPTION:

Supervision-These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.

Operation and Maintenance of Pumps, Valves, and Related Mechanical and Electrical Equipment-These questions test for knowledge of the principles and procedures involved in the operation, maintenance, and repair of pumps, valves, and related mechanical and electrical equipment, including motors and electric circuitry; and for the ability to identify various types of pumps, valves, and related equipment and understand their functions.

Physics, Chemistry, and Bacteriology Related to Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, Including Laboratory and Field Tests for Plant Operations-These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices of wastewater treatment, disposal, and testing, including such areas as the principles of physics, chemistry, and bacteriology involved; terminology associated with wastewater treatment and testing; operating principles of the equipment and procedures used in wastewater treatment; measurements and measuring devices used; sampling and testing wastewater and interpreting the results; and identification and characteristics of chemicals and bacteria involved in wastewater plant operations and testing. Some questions may involve basic arithmetic calculations.

Practices and Equipment Used in the Operation and Maintenance of a Type A Wastewater Treatment Plant-These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices associated with the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants employing the activated sludge process or its modifications (Type A plants), including such areas as objectives of plant processes, techniques, and equipment; terminology associated with Type A wastewater treatment plants; conditions and situations encountered in Type A wastewater treatment plants; plant safety and monitoring; and equipment and materials used in Type A wastewater treatment plants. Some questions may involve basic arithmetic calculations.

Physics, Chemistry, and Bacteriology as Related to Water Treatment and Purification, Including Laboratory and Field Tests-These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices of water treatment, purification, sampling, and testing, including such areas as the principles of physics, chemistry, and bacteriology involved; terminology associated with water treatment and testing; objectives and principles of various water treatment and testing procedures; measurement, sampling, and preservation of water samples; interpreting test results; and the effects of variables on water treatment processes.

Practices and Equipment Used in the Operation and Maintenance of a Type A Water Treatment Plant-These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices associated with the operation and maintenance of Type A water treatment plants, including such areas as objectives and purposes of plant processes and equipment; terminology associated with Type A water treatment plants; conditions and situations encountered in Type A water treatment plants, including safety concerns; water disinfection and dosing; and equipment and materials used in Type A water treatment plants. Some questions may involve basic arithmetic calculations.

Tools, Mechanical Aptitude, and Reading of Scales, Meters, and Gauges-These questions test for knowledge of the tools used in water and wastewater treatment plants; the ability to identify various types of tools and their uses; knowledge of general mechanical principles and the operation of various types of mechanical devices such as gears, pulleys, levers, valves, and similar types of mechanical equipment; and the ability to read and interpret information displayed on various types of scales, meters, and gauges.

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm.

CROSS-FILING: If you have applied for other local government or state examinations, call or write to each civil service agency to make arrangements no later than two weeks before the date of the examinations.  You must notify all local government civil service agencies with whom you have filed an application of the test site at which you wish to take your examinations.  The “Cross-filer Form” for Genesee County can be obtained at Genesee County Human Resources, 15 Main St., Batavia, NY 14020 or from our website, www.co.genesee.ny.us.

NOTE: Religious Accommodations, Persons with Disabilities or Active Military: If special arrangements for testing are required, please indicate this on your application. An explanation of your need for special testing accommodations must be attached to your application.  If due to disability – medical documentation must be provided.

 

ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS: Any member of the armed forces of the United States who has duly filed an application to compete in a scheduled competitive examination but was deprived of the opportunity to compete in the examination due to active military duty could be provided with a special military make-up examination.