The city of Sheridan’s civil service commissions hire, fire and promote Sheridan’s firefighters and police officers, but SPD has vacant positions and nobody to fill them with.
An item of consideration at Monday night’s Sheridan City Council meeting was an employee retention and recognition incentive. This past summer the City of Sheridan conducted an employee survey in an effort to determine how the City could better financially help their employees. City Human Resources
Employee retention has been an issue for the City of Sheridan the past several years. Since 2017, the City has experienced an employee turnover rate of between 10 and 15 percent each year, and last year, 18 employees left the City for a better paying job. The Sheridan City Council this week approved
Since 2017, the City of Sheridan has experienced an employee turnover rate of between 10 and 15 percent each year. City Human Resources Director Heather Doke said last year 18 employees left the City for a better paying job. In an effort to retain and recruit employees, the City is contemplating an
Sheridan’s cost of living along with the city’s pay rate are working against the city when it comes to recruiting and retaining city employees.
At Monday’s Sheridan’s City Council meeting, Human Resources Director Heather Doke said since 2017, the city has seen a 10-15% turnover rate each year.