Assembly Bill 2561
CY 2025 Report
May 11, 2026
Human Resources
1 Table of Contents
2 AB 2561 Background
Position Vacancies
Recruitment
Recruitment Challenges
Employee Retention
AB 2561 Background
3 California Law & Government Code
Effective January 1, 2025, AB 2561 prompted the addition of Government Code §3502.3 to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) Purpose
To address persistent job vacancies in local government Impacts
• Requires public agencies to annually track, analyze, and publicly report on job vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts • Mandates a public hearing before the governing body each fiscal year to present vacancy data and discuss hiring challenges Note: Additional reporting required if a bargaining unit’s vacancy rate exceeds 20% and grants employee organizations the right to present at a public hearing.
CY2025 Vacancy Report
4 By Month
CY2025 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Starting
Vacancies 61 72 68 69 65 61 59 60 64 63 59 60
Created
Vacancies 20 5 7 5 9 8 17 9 14 8 20 28
Vacancies
Filled 9 9 6 9 13 10 16 5 15 12 19 10
Remaining
Vacancies 72 68 69 65 61 59 60 64 63 59 60 78
Budgeted
Positions 759 759 760 760 760 760 771 771 771 771 771 776 Monthly
Vacancy Rate 9.49% 8.96% 9.08% 8.55% 8.03% 7.76% 7.78% 8.30% 8.17% 7.65% 7.78% 10.05% Running Average
Vacancy Rate 9.49% 9.23% 9.18% 9.03% 8.82% 8.65% 8.52% 8.49% 8.46% 8.38% 8.32% 8.47% CY 2025 End of Year Vacancies
5 By Bargaining Unit (As of December 31, 2025)
Culver City Bargaining Unit Budgeted
Positions
Vacancies Vacancy
Rate
Culver City Employee Association 472 59 12.50%
Culver City Management Group 111 14 12.61%
Executives 16 3 18.75%
Firefighters Association 62 2 3.23%
Fire Management Group 6 0 0.00%
Police Officers Association 97 0 0.00%
Police Management Group 12 0 0.00%
Totals 776 78
FTE Vacancy Rate by Department
6 CAO CMO FIN Fire HHS HR IT PRCS P&D Police PW Transit Vacancy Rate 0.00% 5.19% 8.11% 10.34% 21.62% 5.88% 0.00% 21.95% 0.00% 3.14% 7.58% 19.70%
0.00%
5.19%
8.11%
10.34%
21.62%
5.88%
0.00%
21.95%
0.00%
3.14%
7.58%
19.70%
As of December 31, 2025
Full-Time Recruitments
7 85
133
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
140
Full-time Recruitments Full-time Hires
CY 2025
Recruitments & Hires
8 Three (3) Year Snapshot (2023 – 2025)
85 75
103
133 145
190
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
140
160
180
200
2025 2024 2023
Full-time Recruitments per Year Full-tme Hires per Year Recruitments
9 CAO CMO Fin Fire HHS HR IT PRCS P&D Police PW Transit s 1 1 3 10 8 2 1 7 4 12 15 21
1 1
3 10
8 2 1
7 4
12 15
21 CY 2025 - By Department
Employee Count By Status
10 Employee Count by Status As of December 31, 2025: 1006 Employees 12 226
48 720
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Retired Annuitant
NBNE Part-Time
Regular Part-Time
Full- Time
Retired Annuitant NBNE Part-Time Regular Part-Time Full- Time Employee Count 12 226 48 720
Employees Hired By Month
11 January – December 2025: 133 New Hires
10 19
12 15
5 16
10 13
9 6
9 9
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
Recruitment Efforts
12 Include
scheduled
examination
dates in job
bulletin.
Utilize same
day hiring
and
processing
where
appropriate.
Simplify and
accelerate
examination
and review
processes.
Expand
targeted
recruitment
advertising
efforts.
Partner with
local & trade
schools to
promote
opportunities.
Utilize
unassembled
examinations
where
appropriate.
Leverage
sign on
and
referral
Bonuses.
Sponsor
candidate
virtual
connect
sessions.
Recruitment Challenges
13 Highly
competitive
Labor Market to
fill skilled &
technical
positions
Attracting High-
Caliber
Candidates
Crafting
Compelling Job
Bulletins
Accelerating
Recruitment
and Hiring
Timelines
Proactively
Engaging
Qualified
Applicants
Adapting to
Pension Reform
Impacts (PEPRA)
Recruitment Policies
14 Governed by the Civil Service Rules the City’s
recruitment processes for classified positions are
directly impacted by the following Civil Service Rules:
Rule 5:
Applications
and
Applicants
Rule 6:
Recruitment
and
Examination
Rule 7:
Eligible Lists
Retention Efforts
15 Expanded
Employee
Benefits
Offering Hybrid
Work Schedules
Employee
Wellness
Programs
Employee
Engagement
Initiatives
Meaningful
Employee
Recognition
Events
Recruitment &
Referral
Incentives
Offering
Competitive
Salaries
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Questions?
16