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Annapolis OEM highlights staffing shortage as committee approves small Homeland Security grant for IT certification
Summary
The Office of Emergency Management told the Finance Standing Committee it is operating with three staffers instead of seven and is struggling to recruit and retain experienced personnel; the committee approved a $4,099 Homeland Security grant to fund an information-systems security certification for a DIT employee.
Director Kevin Simmons of the City of Annapolis Office of Emergency Management told the Finance Standing Committee on Dec. 11 that OEM is critically understaffed and that the department has been operating with three people while funded for seven positions.
Simmons said hiring has been difficult: several candidates withdrew during the offer process when they saw salary ranges, and other candidates accepted higher-paying positions elsewhere. He reported…
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