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Kootenai County reports fewer open positions; $1,000 referral program shows early uptake
Summary
Human resources reported 74 open positions (a 14.5% decrease from 2024) and an employee-referral program using Aaron recruiting software produced 63 referrals and a 43% referral-to-hire rate; HR will monitor effectiveness through December 2025 before deciding on renewal.
Human Resources Director Sylvia Proud told commissioners March 6 the county had 74 open positions as of March 3, 2025, a 14.5% decrease from the same time in 2024. Proud said 33 of those open positions were funded at 50% for fiscal year 2025.
Proud and HR staff reported a partial recovery in recruiting at the sheriff's office: the sheriffs office was down 25% in open positions from last year, with four planned patrol hires scheduled to start…
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