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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">City of Kenora</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">External Job Posting</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Kenora provides a high quality of life for residents and unforgettable experiences for visitors by celebrating and embracing the community’s rich heritage, diversity, and natural environment.</span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Job Title:  Tax and Assessment Officer</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Location:  Kenora, Ontario</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Type:        Full Time | Permanent</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Salary:     (PM 07) $71,413 – 83,806 per year</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Closing Date: Open Until Filled</span></p>\n<p><em>Please note that we encourage early applications as we may proceed with interviews and make offers to exceptional candidates before the closing date.</em></p>\n<p><br>Reporting to the Senior Financial Analyst, the Tax and Assessment Officer is responsible for billing and collecting property taxes within the guidelines of by-laws, resolutions, and government legislation. 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We encourage applications from all qualified individuals including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equitable employment, including but not limited to, Indigenous Peoples, members of racialized communities or visible minorities, persons with visible and/or invisible disabilities, diverse sexual and gender identities, orientations and/or expressions, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The City of Kenora is committed to providing accommodation in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process in accordance with the <em>Ontario Human Rights Code</em> and the <em>Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA</em>). If you require an accommodation, please advise the Human Resources department in advance to ensure your participation in the recruitment and selection process.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is used to determine eligibility for potential employment.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. </span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.</span></p>",
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