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Board debates $12,000 climate/culture study for fire and rescue amid privacy concerns
Summary
County staff proposed a $12,000 workplace climate study of the fire and rescue department; some supervisors and members of the public supported an independent study of retention issues, while at least one supervisor objected to sharing his recorded conversations with former employees and questioned limiting the study to a single department.
County staff presented a proposal from the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia’s Virginia Institute of Government to study workplace climate and retention in the King George Fire and Rescue Department at a proposed fee of $12,000.
The proposed scope includes an introductory meeting, a confidential survey refined with county staff, focus groups, data analysis and a final presentation of findings and recommendations. County administration said the effort is…
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