Allegany County EXAMINATION TITLE: Police Sergeant EXAMINATION DATE: June 13, 2026 Applications must be received in this office by 4:00 PM April 30, 2026 or be postmarked with that date. *Please contact this office if you do not receive your admission notice within three days of the examination date. Vacancies: The eligible list resulting from this exam will be used to fill vacancies and all future vacancies as they occur in the Allegany County Police Departments. Candidates must have been legal residents of Allegany County and adjoining counties (Wyoming, Livingston, Steuben, Cattaraugus, McKean, and Potter Counties) for at least one month immediately preceding the date of the written examination. Preference may be given to residents of Allegany County or a political subdivision of Allegany County. An official application form must be filed for each examination. You are responsible for completing all sections of the application. Exam number and title must be recorded on the application. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY BE DISAPPROVED. For further information/application forms, contact the Allegany County Civil Service Department, 7 Court Street, County Office Building, Belmont, NY 14813-1081 Phone 585-268-9212.

ATTENTION CROSS-FILERS: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: -If you have applied for both State and Local government examinations, you must take your examinations at the State examination center. You are required to notify the Allegany County Civil Service Office no later than two weeks before the test date by submitting a Cross Filing Form. You will be advised by letter when and where to report for your examinations. -If you have applied for other Local government exams, you may select which location to appear for the exams. You are required to notify the Allegany County Civil Service Office no later than two weeks before the test date by submitting a Cross Filing Form. You must also notify all local government civil service agencies with whom you have filed an application of the test site at which you wish to take your exams. The Cross-Filing Form may be found on our website at: http://www.alleganyco.gov , click on Human Resources/Civil Service at the website.

OPEN-COMPETITIVE: Two (2) years of permanent competitive class status as a police officer or two (2) years experience as a member of the New York State Police. DUTIES: An employee in this class is responsible for police functions and the work of subordinates and for specialized duties which he/she personally performs. The work is performed in accordance with policies and objectives established by the Village Board, the Town Board, or by the Chief of Police. Does related work as required. Test guide: A Guide for the Written Test for Entry-Level Law Enforcement is available at the New York State website:https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm. Candidates not having access to a computer or the internet may request copy of the test guide from the municipal civil service office conducting this examination using the contact information found elsewhere on this announcement.

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