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Trumbull County 911 director reports trainee losses, recommends ending paid testing program
Summary
At the March 19 workshop 911 Director Casey McDonough described recent trainee attrition and recommended ending a $6,000 training program that has not correlated with retention; commissioners also discussed budget constraints and a hiring freeze.
Casey McDonough, director of Trumbull County 911, told commissioners on March 19 that the emergency communications center has lost two trainees in recent weeks and continues to face recruitment and retention challenges.
McDonough said one trainee left voluntarily for better hours and another failed to progress during a 57-day training period, still working on non-emergency call-handling while peers were already answering 911 calls and learning radio procedures. "When you're on day 57 and you're…
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