Windcrest employee survey notes ‘highly toxic’ culture within police department [Video]

WINDCREST, Texas – A City of Windcrest employee survey this summer noted numerous morale issues and complaints about leadership, specifically within the town’s police department, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

The employee engagement survey, conducted in June and July, had a response rate of nearly 96% and left Windcrest with an overall rating in the bottom 5% ever recorded by the company that administered it, a summary of the findings obtained by KSAT shows.

Windcrest city officials this fall attempted to block the release of the survey records, telling the Texas Attorney General they were internal city communications dealing with the formation of policy.

KSAT then obtained a copy of the 35-page summary from a source.

Windcrest officials last week, following a ruling from the AG’s office, agreed to hand over more than 100 pages of specific responses to the survey prompts, including “Feel Workplace is positive/motivating and personal morale is …