The Ontario Municipal Management Institute
Employment Experience Component
Employment points are awarded in the following five categories ;
1 . Magnitude of Responsibility Indicates scale of managerial duties in staff and budget responsibilities . Points are awarded based on the actual numbers of staff and size of budget . At the CMM II and III level there are requirements to had had , at some point in a member ’ s career , responsibility for a minimum combination of the elements of both staff and budget listed below :
a ) Staff Responsibility Elements – Authority to ;
• Approve vacation
• Discipline
• Recommend wage changes
• Hire / fire
• Recommend changes to job description
• Conduct / sign off performance appraisals
• Delegate / supervise work
• Approve time off / overtime
b ) Budget Responsibility Elements
• Actual responsibility ( as per job description ), or estimated $ amount of budget levels
• Preparation of spending estimates
• Monitoring
• Recommendations for remedial action
• Spending authority
Element Combination Requirements
2 . Complexity of job functions Indicates breadth of duties and is based on reporting and working relationships and the range of job experience
3 . Duration of Employment Indicates time spent in the position
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CMM II |
CMM III |
Staff |
3 / 8 |
5 / 8 |
Budget |
2 / 5 |
3 / 5 |
4 . Range of Career Experience Measures the growth in a managers ’ responsibilities over the course of a career to date .
5 . Contributions to Professional Organizations ( Voluntary ) Measures an administrators ’ involvement in municipal organizations and staff associations . This category includes teaching in the field as well as preparation and publication of papers relevant to local government administration . Community contributions are also given consideration for points .
Current Experience Points are awarded for positions held during the past 5 years . The Institutes ’ Policy & Accreditation Committee strives to ensure that there has been a demonstrable progression of experience in the members ’ recent work experience where more than one job has been held . Therefore , more than one job will be counted for Current Experience only in cases where the candidate :
• Has moved to a larger organization ; and / or
• Has been promoted to a job with a greater magnitude of responsibility ; and / or
• Has had a significant addition of functions performed .
Previous Experience Jobs held ( in the private or other government sectors ) during the past 6 to 10 years of employment are subject to a maximum of 30 points . If the current position has been held for more than 5 years , the applicant should fill out previous experience sections indicating growth in responsibilities . ( Work not need be continuous , i . e . The previous 10 years of employment experience can be counted .)
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