ATTENTION: Effective September 1st, 2020 the Personnel Office will resume charging $15 for all civil service exams. (Please click here to pay the exam fee).
Jennifer Mascarenas, Personnel Officer
Jennifer.Mascarenas@essexcountyny.gov
Erica Sadowski, Personnel Technician/Deputy
Jaime Douglass, Personnel Technician
Christina Slattery, Personnel Clerk
7551 Court Street
P.O. Box 217
Elizabethtown, New York 12932
Office: (518) 873-3360 Fax: (518) 873-3372
Employment / Civil Service Exams
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About Personnel
The Essex County Department of Personnel and Civil Service is the civil service agency for all divisions of government in Essex County. Public employees are hired under the New York State Civil Service Law which specifies the procedures for selecting employees based upon their qualifications and competence.
The Essex County Department of Personnel, under the direction of the Personnel Officer, administers the provisions of the Civil Service Law. Jobs are typically filled using lists of eligible candidates who have passed a civil service examination for a specific title.
The Essex County Personnel Office has the responsibility for overseeing civil service requirements for County Government, Town Government, Village Government, School Districts and Special Districts. There are approximately 2000 civil service employees in these agencies.
County Employer/Employee Policy and Program Documents
- CSEA Contract 2024 – 2026 (PDF)
- Sheriff’s Contract 2022 – 2025 (PDF)
- Essex County Policy Manual (PDF)
- *REVISED* Statement of Agreement on Use of County Vehicles (PDF)
- Essex County Emergency Health Plan (PDF)
- Essex County Employee Assistance Program Policy (PDF)
- Essex County Ethics and Disclosure Law (PDF)
- Essex County Lactation Accommodation Policy (PDF)
- Essex County Sexual Harassment Policy (PDF)
- Essex County Tobacco Policy (PDF)
- Health and Safety Manual (PDF)
- Personnel Guide for Civil Service Compliance (PDF)
- Rules for the Classified Civil Service (PDF)
- Workplace Violence Prevention Program (PDF)
Employee Forms
Supervisor Forms
Employee Policy Acknowledgement System
- The button above will bring you to our “Employee Links” page.
- Use your Timesheets Login to access the page.
- Click on the “Employee Policy Acknowledgement System” link on our “Employee Links” page to be brought to the Acknowledgement System.
- If you do not have a Timesheets Login, please contact Personnel for a direct link to the Acknowledgement System.
- Most recent copy of the Employee Policy can be found here (County Employees need to use the Acknowledgement System to acknowledge the policy).