Status of City Vacancies and
Recruitment and Retention Efforts for 2024
Item 8.4
Key Points of
CA Assembly Bill 2561
Annual Public
Hearing
Union
Presentations
Special
Report
196
Recruitments
Opened
12,473
Applications
Received
2,073
Candidates
Tested
1,100
Interviews
Conducted
166
Lists
Established
256
Offers
Extended
2024 City Recruitments
by the Numbers
Vacancy Summary by Bargaining Group
11.1%
0.5%
10.2%
6.1%
2.8%
22.4%
ACE IAFF MMPR NIAF POA WCE
11 8
4 9
1 50
As of December 31, 2024
AB2561 Special Report
Vacancies Experienced
19 Western Council of Engineers (WCE) for 2024
224
5 New Positions
6 Promotions / Transfers
4 Retirements / Involuntary Separations
4 Voluntary Separations
Applications Received
84 Met Minimum Qualifications (37.5%)
99 Assistant Engineer Applicants (37 Met MQs)
62 Associate Engineer Applicants (31 Met MQs)
63 Senior Civil Engineer Applicants (16 Met MQs)
AB2561 Special Report
Western Council of Engineers (WCE) for 2024
Positions
Filled in 2024
8 11 137
Vacancies as of
Dec 31, 2024
Associate Engineer – 8*
Associate Land Surveyor – 1
Senior Civil Engineer – 2
Average Number of Days to
Complete Hiring Process
Assistant Engineer – 148 Days
Associate Engineer – 136 Days
Assistant Land Surveyor – 92 Days
AB2561 Special Report
Western Council of Engineers (WCE) for 2024
Mid-Contract Salary Adjustments to
Address Recruitment & Retention Issues
July 2023
Assistant Engineer and Associate Engineer
Senior Civil Engineer
5%
10%
AB2561 Special Report
Western Council of Engineers (WCE) for 2024
Salary Adjustments in Successor MOU
December 2024
Adjustment to Market Median plus 2% or 5% (whichever is higher) Additional adjustments to address recruitment and retention issues:
Assistant and Associate Engineer; Assistant and Associate Land Surveyor Senior Civil Engineer and Senior Land Surveyor
4%
1.5%
5% for all Classifications
January 2026 + 2027
5% License Pay
Registration as a Professional Civil
Engineer or Traffic Engineer, Land
Surveyor or Licensed Architect
AB2561 Special Report
Western Council of Engineers (WCE) for 2024
Relocation Allowance
Senior Civil Engineer designated as
‘Hard to Fill’ Position – Eligible for
Relocation Allowance
Referral Incentive
Available to Eligible Employees
Targeted Recruiting Efforts
Targeted advertisements
Enhancing recruitment efforts
Structured recruitments across program areas to broaden applicant pool AB2561 Special Report
Western Council of Engineers (WCE) for 2024
Department-Led Initiatives
Ongoing re-evaluation of engineering workforce needs
Engineering Internship Program and expansion of outreach efforts to other local colleges and universities
Continue to monitor vacancy rates for each employee
group, and return to Council as needed to address
Evaluate any necessary changes to policies, procedures, and recruitment activities that may lead to obstacles in the hiring process
Continue to make annual presentation at City Council
meeting to comply with AB 2561
Next Steps
Questions?