Wright City officials are questioning the need to update hiring policies after training an employee who quit in less than a year.The employee had worked for the city’s Street Department and the department paid for about $900 in training, City Superintendent Larry Janish told the Wright City Board of Aldermen on Thursday.“I guess he’s going to pursue another line of work. Didn’t care for the storms,” Janish said.Janish asked the board if the city should institute a way of seeking reimbursement for training costs if employees leave too soon. Board members turned the question to Police Chief Matthew Eskew, whose department also funds training for employees.“Right now we don’t do any type of training contract,” Eskew said. “I’ve spoken with other agencies who have . . . My recommendation would be to take the probationary period out to a year and somehow include it in that.”The Street Department’s probationary period for new employees currently is 90 days, Janish said.Eskew said training contracts would be more appropriate for training beyond what an employee needs for day-to-day operation. He said employees shouldn’t be held to a contract for basic job training.Alderman Dan Rowden was less reserved, saying the city needs to look after its budget.“You have to look out for the investment, particularly in our case currently,” Rowden said, referring to the city’s projected 2017 budget deficit.“I’m all for training, but if we burn up all of our training budget and the guy leaves three, six, nine months down the road, do we not have some responsibility to at least try to recover some of that?”Alderman John O’Connor expressed concern that without some sort of contract, future employees could come to Wright City to receive free training and then use that qualification to get a higher-paying job elsewhere.The board took no action on the issue at its Thursday meeting, but invited Janish to propose ideas for a new employment policy at a future workshop.Wright City