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ITD seeks pay and staffing changes to reduce turnover among maintenance crews
Summary
The Idaho Transportation Department told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it is recruiting to fill 53 frontline maintenance and engineering support positions added in FY2025 and asked for a targeted career‑enhancing compensation (CEC) adjustment to boost pay steps across maintenance horizontal career paths. ITD said turnover among entry
Idaho Transportation Department officials told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee they are working to reduce high turnover among entry-level maintenance employees and to staff newly approved positions. The department described a multi-pronged approach that includes the 53 frontline positions the Legislature approved in the prior budget cycle and a targeted pay adjustment request for maintenance career paths.
Director Scott Stokes and budget analysts said the committee-approved addition of 53 positions in FY2025 was intended to “right-size” frontline maintenance staffing after years of reductions. “We added 53 positions to our…
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