City of Marietta accepting applications for Post 3 Civil Service Board appointment

The City of Marietta announced that applications and resumes are being considered for appointment to Post 3 of the city’s Civil Service Board.

The details are in the announcement on the city’s website, reprinted below:

“MARIETTA – The Marietta City Council will consider an appointment to the Civil Service Board, Post 3 – Council Appointment. The Civil Service Board is an appeals board that hears issues related to the civil service employees. The Board is made up of five (5) members, two (2) of which are appointed by City Council.

“The eligibility requirements to be a member of the Marietta Civil Service Board are: (1) cannot hold any elected governmental position or be employed by a Municipal or County Government; (2) cannot be less than 25 years of age; (3) must be a bonafide resident and qualified voter of said city; (4) cannot have an immediate family member serving in an elected position with said city or have an immediate family member who is currently employed by a city department or a department properly designated as under the Civil Service Board’s jurisdiction, as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Marietta City Code of Ordinances.

“Interested persons may apply by submitting an application and resume to the Marietta City Clerk’s Office at sguy@mariettaga.gov. Applications may also be found on our website www.mariettaga.gov.”

About the City of Marietta

The City of Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. The latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau puts the population of the city at 60,867 which makes it the largest city in Cobb County by population.

However, the city is in a neck-and-neck race with fast-growing Smyrna, whose population was 56,666 at the last estimate.

Here are a few fast facts from the Census Bureau