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Flagstaff HR reports steady applicants, 77-day average time-to-hire; risk manager flags workers' comp trend

Flagstaff City Council · October 15, 2025
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Summary

Human resources outlined recruitment and compensation strategies, including a 4-year market review and a plan for manager and mentorship training. Risk management reported most loss categories trending downward except workers' compensation, and noted average claim costs and recent large property losses that inform prevention priorities.

City human resources and risk management staff briefed council on staffing, recruitment, compensation work and losses through September.

HR Director Ryan Saxby said the HR and Risk Management team now totals 15 FTEs with one current HR generalist vacancy and 20 active job postings as of last Friday. He reported the citywide vacancy rate remains around 10–13% and that total applications received this year are up by a little over 1% compared with the same Jan.–Oct. period last year.…

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