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HR: open positions fall; employee-referral software showing early results, will be monitored

2521223 · March 6, 2025
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Kootenai County Human Resources reported 74 open positions as of March 3, 2025 (down 14.5% from 2024) and an ongoing trial of the AARON employee-referral recruiting software that produced 63 referrals; HR will monitor the product through December 2025 before deciding on renewal.

Kootenai County Human Resources reported on March 6 that as of March 3 the county had 74 open positions, a 14.5% decrease from the same period in 2024, and provided updates on recruiting efforts including an employee-referral platform the county began using in August 2024.

HR Director Sylvia Proud said 33 of the 74 open positions were funded at 50% for fiscal year 2025. She summarized department-specific progress: the Sheriff’s Office is down 25% in open positions compared with last year; patrol has four upcoming…

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