Finding F4
Employee morale and retention decline. Evidence shows low employee morale and denial of cost-of-living adjustments after reinstatement from furloughs led employees to seek employment elsewhere. The City’s management practices have significantly degraded workforce stability and morale.
Jury report: City of Williams · PDF page 12
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Williams City Council
Wholly disagrees: two employees left in approximately seven months after full pay resumed, compared with three during furloughs; says only employees know their motives.
Read official response · PDF page 2Gives turnover counts but does not resolve the denied COLA component or establish why people left. Counts are agency assertions, not independently verified retention evidence.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.