The appointees would serve three-year terms at the pleasure of the mayor.
McCarthy has previously said that while the primary focus will be on diversifying the workforce in City Hall, the board also will be charged with looking at opportunities for city residents that may exist outside of Schenectady because the city is currently not doing much hiring.
The one area in which he said he hopes the board will help the city make headway is the lack of diversity on the police and fire departments, and the civil service testing that is a prerequisite for landing one of those coveted jobs.
The board, which several city officials said was created in 1986, has remained largely inactive.
What ever happened to being most qualified for the job gets the positions, why does color of ones skin gets you extra brownie points. Systems like these crush countries and creates further diversity down the road.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
yeah, because you need to be qualified and highly trained to have a job as a flagger with Carver.
Other things must be considered like motivation and wanting to work, I work with kids who I know will never make it through life without the government holding their hands, they have no motivation or will to improve the trades trying to be taught to them, many are afraid to break a sweat. The worst thing is they know the system better then most and they know how to milk the system and taxpayers.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
yeah, because you need to be qualified and highly trained to have a job as a flagger with Carver.
Just about every flagger I've ever seen is a woman. Must be how they meet the quota for hiring females. Never seen them in a ditch with a shovel or operating any equipment. If so then you would have true equality.
Just about every flagger I've ever seen is a woman. Must be how they meet the quota for hiring females. Never seen them in a ditch with a shovel or operating any equipment. If so then you would have true equality.
Road crews are really cliquey. They put the outsiders on the jobs they consider BS.
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