General Information

Who We Are and What We Do

Civil Service Administration

The Putnam County Personnel Department administers civil service law, rules and regulations for all Putnam County departments, towns, villages, school districts, libraries and special districts. The Civil Service System provides an orderly method of personnel transactions including classification, hiring/selection, promotion, transfer, separation and retention.

Putnam County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Personnel Department responsibilities include:

Recruiting

• For Competitive Positions by conducting examinations and maintaining lists of eligible candidates per civil service law.
• Other Recruiting for vacant positions in County departments which do not require a competitive examination or for which there is no current eligible list.
• Non-County Positions. There are certain positions located in towns, villages, school districts, libraries and special districts which may not require competitive examinations and may be filled through their own Personnel offices; we recommend that you contact them directly for information about current openings.

Employee Records

• The Personnel Department maintains employment records on all classified civil service employees (in general, those who are non-elected and non-teaching). Personnel records are maintained for every employee of the County.

Position Classification

• The Personnel Department researches and establishes job specifications and minimum qualifications for all positions in the classified service in the county, towns, villages, school districts, libraries and special districts.

Employee Relations

The Personnel Department is responsible for:

• Employee Training
• Employee Orientation Programs
• Employee Benefits
• Maintaining salary schedules
• Labor relations with all County employees through the three bargaining units (unions) in the County: CSEA, DSBA,  and PBA

Putnam County Personnel Department
Civil Service Examinations

The Putnam County Personnel Department administers civil service examinations to fill a wide variety of jobs in Putnam County government and other local governments within the County (Towns, Villages, School Districts, Libraries & Special Districts). A detailed Examination Announcement is issued for each examination. The Examination Announcement contains essential information about the location of the position, the minimum qualifications for admission to the examination, filing fee and how to apply.

Examination Program Links ~ click here!

General Examination Information

Application for Examination and/or Employment ((Updated))

Examination Postings and Announcements

Veteran's Credits Form

Veteran's Fee Waver Request