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Covington council OKs ‘stay’ incentive for 911 dispatchers
One-time $2,500 payments to aid Covington-Newton County 911 Center’s ‘recruitment, retention crisis’
911 dispatcher
From Jan. 1, 2020, to May 2, 2022, Covington-Newton 911 Director Trudy Henry reported 20 employees had been hired, but on the flip side, 29 employees had departed. (Special to The News)
COVINGTON, Ga. — Trudy Henry, who is director of the Covington-Newton County 911 Center, said her department is facing a “substantial recruitment and retention crisis.”