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Civil Service

145 Hamric Drive East, Oxford, AL  36203
Monday – Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Staff

Kellie B. Martin, Clerk
256-831-3730

City of Oxford Public Notice - Applications

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Click on application button. Enter the position you are applying for and complete the application. You will be notified regarding the online examination. All applications will be kept confidential within the Civil Service Board.
Contact Kellie Martin, Civil Service Clerk at 256-831-3730

POLICE OFFICER APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

CERTIFIED:

  • 19 years of age              
  • Copy of driver’s license                       
  • Full credit report                                      
  • If Veteran – DD-214                                
  • APOST w/ firearms score                    
  • Resume (if desired)                                                            

UN-CERTIFIED:

  • 19 years of age              
  • Copy of driver’s license                       
  • Full credit report                                      
  • If Veteran – DD-214                                
  • Work Keys Assessment (Stacey Burt 256-832-1241)                    
  • Resume (if desired)   
 
FIRE FIGHTER APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

CERTIFIED:

  • 18 years of age              
  • Copy of driver’s license                                                            
  • If Veteran – DD-214                                
  • AFC  certification                                                        
  • Resume (if desired)                                                            

UN-CERTIFIED:

  • 18 years of age              
  • Copy of driver’s license                                                            
  • If Veteran – DD-214                                
  • Work Keys Assessment (Stacey Burt 256-832-1241)                                                        
  • Resume (if desired)       
 
CORRECTIONS AND DISPATCHER APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
  • 19 years of age
  • Copy of driver’s license
  • If Veteran – DD-214
  • Resume (if desired) 

                                                          

     

FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

  • You must be legally authorized to work in the United States
  • You must have a valid driver's license
  • You must have a high school diploma or GED
CLICK ON THE DESIRED APPLICATION BELOW

Incomplete applications will be deleted after 30 days.

Please list any degrees and experience you have on your application.

All honorably discharged veterans will receive 5 points towards any test taken.

The City of Oxford is an Equal Opportunity Employer to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, creed, gender, national origin, age or disability.

Contact Us

Fill the form below to contact Oxford Civil Service.

MEETINGS

The Oxford Civil Service Board holds regular meetings on the last Thursday of the month. The board may hold special, adjourned, or called meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the Board (3) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Various items are entered on the Agenda and discussed monthly. Minutes of these meetings are taken and recorded as well as business transacted by the Board. The Civil Service Board keeps records of Civil Service employees and, respectively, their promotions, commendations, transfers, demotions, written reprimands, suspensions, terminations, and evaluations.

All records of the Civil Service Board, except those which must be kept confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by any resident of the City of Oxford, Alabama, at all reasonable times, after a written request has been submitted to and approved by the mayor.

BOARD

The Civil Service Board was created in 1975 and consists of five members appointed by the State of Alabama Legislature who represent the city of Oxford. All appointees serve terms of six years and take the Constitutional Oath of Office, which is filed in the Office of the Probate Judge. The Chairperson and Secretary are elected at the last regular meeting of each year. The method of election consists of nomination and a second from the floor. Current appointees are as follows:


Jimmy Ogburn, Chairman

Debbie Owen, Secretary

Russell Bryan, Member

Scott Stephens, Member

Stanley Merrill, Member