Resident presents county employee turnover data, asks whether services were affected
A resident prepared multi‑period payroll analyses and told commissioners Seward County saw net staff losses in 2025 and a sharp nine‑week loss period in Aug–Oct 2025, asking whether service delivery suffered; staff and commissioners discussed possible timing links to property tax changes.
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Caroline Huddleston presented compiled payroll records and turnover analysis for 2024, 2025 and a nine‑week period (Aug. 1–Oct. 7, 2025). She described her method—tracking who was employed at the period start, new hires, and marking leavers—and noted the jail/detention officers are recorded separately in payroll. "For the full year 2025, we start the year with 228 employees and end with 215," she said, noting 77 left and 64 were hired during that year.
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