Unanimous vote leads to new incentive program for Seaford city employees

SEAFORD, Del. – There’s a new incentive program for Seaford employees after a unanimous vote at a Mayor and Council meeting.

Seaford Police Chief Marshall Craft said looking at their meetings and listening to some things Department employees wanted they thought this program would be positive. The goal is to encourage every city employee to be a recruiter for various vacant city positions. If that recommended person gets hired and they get through a probationary period, then the referring employee would get a $250 incentive bonus.

“It was brought up because we have noticed over the last several years that there have been vacant positions that went unfilled for extended periods of time,” Chief Craft said. “So, hopefully as we become a more diverse group of employees in any department that will also help improve our diversity throughout our departments.”

The Seaford Police Department said this isn’t the only incentive they’ve been looking at. However, this specific program goes into effect immediately.