Human Resources
The City of Ottawa operates under the Civil Service Commission. Employment positions in the park department, street department, water department, wastewater treatment plant and some positions in the office, and telecommunicators are filled through Civil Service Testing and pursuant to Illinois State statute.
Please contact Human Resources for information regarding future testing dates for Civil Service positions.
For more information regarding employment with the City of Ottawa please contact Human Resources at 815-433-0161.
Collective Bargaining Agreements
- AFSCME Local 2819 – Memorandum of Understanding – November 19, 2024
- AFSCME Local 2819 – Side Letter Agreement – November 19, 2024
- AFSCME Local 2819 – Side Letter Agreement – November 5, 2024
- AFSCME Local 2819 – Memorandum of Understanding – December 19, 2023
- AFSCME Local 2819 – Memorandum of Understanding – November 7, 2023
- AFSCME Local 2819 – Memorandum of Understanding – April 4, 2023
- AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2028
- AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2024
- AFSCME Local 2819 – Memorandum of Understanding – March 7, 2023
- Firefighter Local 523 Collective Bargaining Agreement May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027
- Firefighter Local 523 Collective Bargaining Agreement May 1, 2021 – April 30, 2024
Firefighter Local 523 – Side Letter of Agreement June 14, 2022
Firefighter Local 523 Side Letter of Agreement-January 18, 2023 - Police Benevolent Labor Committee Collective Bargaining Agreement May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025
Police Benevolent Labor Committee – Side Letter of Agreement April 5, 2022
Police Benevolent Labor Committee – Side Letter of Agreement – April 29, 2022 - Police Benevolent Labor Committee – Side Letter of Agreement – January 3, 2023
- Police Benevolent Labor Committee – Extension and amendments to the Collective Bargaining Agreement – July 18, 2023