BS job post in municipal government??

I saw this job posting for an admin role for a municipal government in one of the communities just outside the GTA. It was posted on Dec. 24 and closes on Jan 2.

Is it just me, or does this REEK of a nepo hire that's waiting in the wings? I sense that there is someone that the hiring manager already knows they are going to hire, but they have to post the role externally to "tick the box" and give some sort of illusion of a fair hiring practice.

Who the hell would put up a job posting from Dec 24 to Jan 2 if they ACTUALLY wanted to get a good sized pool of qualified candidates?!