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Dickinson County 911 and HR report staffing shortfalls; unemployment charge rate to rise
Summary
County HR reported a rise in unemployment charges and a higher state unemployment rate allocation for 2026; new 911 director Amber Piper said dispatch is short‑staffed and could run single‑person shifts in September while hiring continues.
Dickinson County officials reported workforce pressures across public safety and county departments in the Aug. 20 meeting.
Marsha Schneider, the county human resources director, said the Department of Labor set Dickinson County’s 2026 benefit charge rate at 0.23 percent—up from the 0.10 percent the county budgeted. Schneider said the calculation includes charges to the employer account and a government‑rate adjustment…
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