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East Point addresses hiring challenges, workforce training and cybersecurity planning during budget Q&A
Summary
Council members pressed staff about a roughly double‑digit vacancy rate; HR and department heads described targeted recruitment, job fairs and a recent water workforce development grant. Staff said cybersecurity and IT capacity remain a planning item for future budgets.
Council member Cassie Ziegler asked city staff what the FY2026 budget would do to reduce vacancies and improve services; staff and department heads described a mix of department‑level recruitment, specialized advertising and workforce training programs.
Iris Jesse, the city’s HR director, said the city works with departments individually because certain trades require certifications and specialized recruitment: “We do work individually with departments because, some of the departments have specialized needs that, means that, a job advertised in the Georgia Local Government Personnel Association,…
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