TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Diego Chavez, Administrative Services Director
PREPARED BY: Mike McGhee, Human Resources Manager
SUBJECT:
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Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561 - Status of Job Vacancies
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ABSTRACT
Staff requests that City Council conduct the annual public hearing required by Assembly Bill 2561 (Government Code Section 3502.3) regarding the status of City job vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts. The report provides an overview of current staffing levels, vacancy trends, recruitment activities, and employee retention initiatives. Staff has determined that current vacancy levels do not warrant changes to existing hiring policies, procedures, or recruitment practices at this time.
RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a Public Hearing to present the status of vacancies and the City's recruitment and retention efforts, as required by Government Code Section 3502.3.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
None.
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
This item aligns with the City Council of: maintaining a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency relating to an administrative priority.
DISCUSSION
On September 22, 2024, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2561 (AB 2561), which became effective January 1, 2025. The legislature found that job vacancies are a widespread and significant problem for the public sector, and that high vacancy rates impact public service delivery and the workers forced to handle heavier workloads. The legislature further declared that there is a statewide interest in ensuring that public agency operations are appropriately staffed and that high vacancy rates do not undermine public employee labor relations.
AB 2561 added Section 3502.3 to the Government Code, which requires a public agency to present the status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts at a public hearing at least once per fiscal ...
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