Public Hearing - Government Code section 3502.3
Status of Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention Data Over Time
April 2026
Metric 2025 2024
Citywide Total Vacancy Rate 18% 18%
Executive Management Vacancy Rate 15.0% 17.6%
Mid-Management Vacancy Rate 23.5% 24.6%
General Employees Vacancy Rate 19.0% 16.4%
Part-Time and Intermittent Employees
Vacancy Rate 7.1% 9%
Richmond Police Officers’ Association
(RPOA) Vacancy Rate 17.8% 18.9%
Richmond Police Management
Association (RPMA) Vacancy Rate 1.4% 2.1%
International Association of Fire Fighters
(IAFF) Local 188 Vacancy Rate 8.7% 7.3%
Richmond Fire Management Association
(RFMA) Vacancy Rate 3.3% 28.3%
Average FTE Budgeted 802 776
Average FTE Filled 659 635
Vacancies Created 108 179
Number of Hires 91 112
Number of Separations 75 85
Retirements 22 24
Resignations 36 42
Involuntary 14 16
Other 3 3
Annual Turnover Rate 11% 13%