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City reports high vacancy rate, police recruitment challenges and ongoing union negotiations
Summary
City human-resources staff reported 27.82% vacancy rate for January, recent turnover and recruitment challenges for police and fire; councilors and staff discussed recruitment, recent joint testing, and ongoing negotiations with the police union.
City HR staff told the committee the city had an estimated 625 employees on the payroll window reported, with January showing 18 new hires, 11 promotions and 22 separations (one retirement). HR reported a vacancy rate of 27.82% for the period and a month turnover rate of 2.88%.
Why it matters: Committee members expressed concern about staffing levels in public-safety departments and the city’s ability to compete for recruits; staff said recent joint testing for police and fire yielded candidate…
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