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Prescott HR director tells committee housing shortage is blocking recruitment and raising costs
Summary
City HR director Brandon Nunez told the Prescott Workforce Housing Committee that local housing affordability is the primary barrier to hiring for specialized city roles, leaving 42 open positions on average and driving costly recruiting and onboarding cycles.
At a meeting of the Prescott Workforce Housing Committee, City of Prescott human resources director Brandon Nunez said housing affordability has become the city's largest obstacle to hiring and keeping specialized employees.
Nunez said the city once averaged about six open positions but "consistently we've had 42 positions" open since the pandemic, and that slow fills are common for specialized roles such as planners, plan reviewers and engineering technicians. "It can take us 3 to 6 months to fill them," he said, adding that candidates who review housing costs often withdraw from offers.
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