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County staff ask whether to keep $1,000 employee referral bonus for FY2027
Summary
Human-resources staff told the Kootenai County commissioners the referral-management contract ended in March and that staff are temporarily managing referrals manually; they described a $250/30-day and $750/6-month payment schedule and asked whether to retain the $1,000 bonus in the FY2027 budget.
Tess Pipes, speaking for the record, told the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on April 2 that the county’s employee-referral contract ended March 16 and staff are managing referrals manually while the county decides next steps. "Currently, we are offering $250 after 30 days of employment, and then $750 after that employee meets the 6 months of employment," Pipes said, describing the existing $1,000 total bonus structure.
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