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Balch Springs HR reports improved hiring systems, ongoing turnover and plans for leadership training
Summary
City HR outlined recruitment, retention, benefits, retirement eligibility and workforce stabilization. Staff reported progress on ADP implementation, WorkShield third-party reporting, and a planned internal leadership academy; council members pressed for additional turnover detail and succession planning.
Denise (last name not specified), Balch Springs’ chief administrative officer and HR director, presented the city’s recruitment, retention and separation metrics for the five most recent fiscal years and described HR initiatives underway.
The presentation covered staffing totals, recent hiring and separation counts, benefits and compensation changes, and programs intended to improve retention and development. Key figures presented from the transcript: 212 authorized positions for fiscal 2025 with roughly 199 active employees as of Sept. 30, 2025; annual new-hire and separation counts by fiscal year (FY21: 44 hires/45 separations; FY22: 81/37; FY23: 56/47; FY24: 92/44; FY25: 61/43). Staff said cultural and organizational…
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