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Goodhue County retention committee urges earlier service awards, added anniversary day and leadership training
Summary
A county employee retention committee recommended Goodhue County adopt earlier service recognition (starting at five years), an 8‑hour anniversary 'use it or lose it' vacation day, modest leadership training, and permanent funding for employee events; the board asked for cost clarifications before deciding.
Goodhue County staff and employee representatives presented a package of retention recommendations to the county board, urging earlier recognition of service, modest paid-time benefits and manager training as low‑cost ways to reduce turnover.
The retention committee, formed after a November employee experience survey and a 2023 pay study, recommended four consensus items: revise service awards to recognize employees as early as five years, grant an 8‑hour anniversary “use it or lose it” vacation day, create a permanent county funding stream for the employee committee that runs staff events and retiree gestures, and provide countywide leadership training for supervisors. Committee members said those steps would address common survey requests for improved recognition, flexibility and growth opportunities.
"We wanted to recognize earlier—start at the five‑year mark—because 71 percent of our workforce has under 10 years of service," said Erin Kuester,…
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