Status of City Vacancies and
Recruitment and Retention Efforts for 2025
Item 6.1
CA Assembly Bill 2561
Signed into Law
September 22, 2024
Effective
January 1, 2025
Adds Gov. Code § 3502.3 of MMBA
Requires public agencies to present on
status of vacancies and recruitment and
retention efforts
Key Points of
CA Assembly Bill 2561
Annual Public
Hearing
Union
Presentations
Special
Report
133
Recruitments
Opened
17,866
Applications
Received
2,581
Candidates
Tested
910
Interviews
Conducted
170
Lists
Established
372
Offers
Extended
2025 City Recruitments
by the Numbers
Vacancy Summary by Bargaining Group
9.9%
2.9%
5.4%
7.6%
9.3%
11.1%
ACE IAFF MMPR NIAF POA WCE
5 27
5 5
6 45
As of December 31, 2025
Continue to monitor vacancy rates on a biweekly basis 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
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