Riverside City Council
February 24, 2026

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ASSEMBLY BILL 2561ANNUAL UPDATECity Council PresentationFebruary 24, 2026Human Resources Department RiversideCA.gov2
ASSEMBLY BILL 2561 When: Effective January 1, 2025Why: California legislature determined that vacancies are a widespread problem amongst public agencies and created this bill to ensure that high vacancy rates do not undermine an agency’s ability to provide programs and services to their residents. What: Public agencies are required to present the status of vacancies and recruitment efforts annually, per bargaining unit, and hold a public hearing prior to budget adoption. 1 2
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VACANCY RATE REPORT FOR CY 2025** *FTE = Full-Time Equivalent**Vacancy data is fluid as separations, retirements, new-hires, and promotions are always in progress; vacant FTEs are as of 12/31/2025 a point in time. Bargaining UnitTotal FTE*Vacant FTE*Vacancy RateFIRE (RCFA)21752.30%FIRE MANAGEMENT (RFMG)10110.00%GENERAL (SEIU)938.39140.514.97%REFUSE (SEIU)43716.28%POLICE (RPOA)354287.91%POLICE MANAGEMENT (RPAA)2300.00%POLICE SUPERVISORY (RPOA)5211.92%PUBLIC UTIL FIELD SUPERVISORY (IBEW)3239.38%PUBLIC UTILITIES FIELD (IBEW)2052512.20%WASTEWATER (IBEW)19315.79%Unrepresented (Executive, Senior Management, Management, Professional, Para-Professional, Supervisory, Confidential)740 100 13.51%City-Wide Totals: 2633.39313.511.90% RiversideCA.gov4
RECRUITMENT EFFORTS•Marketing and Advertising Efforts All open positions are advertised Online via Job Boards/Websites below. Certain specialized positions may also be advertised on specific Associations or Industry-specific Organizations websites (Engineering, Finance, HR, Electric/Water, etc.)Electronic Billboards – 91 FWY/Auto center and Mission Inn Ave.•Regular attendance at Job/Career Fairs Attended 12 events in 2025 and confirmed for 2 so far in 2026 Educational Partnerships with local colleges/universities, including Cal Baptist University, Claremont Lincoln University, DeVry University, National University, University of Redlands, American Public University System, and currently pending renewal with University of California, Riverside 3 4
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Lateral Police Officer and Public Safety Dispatcher Hiring Incentives:•$5,000 upon completion of the Training Program; and an additional•$5,000 upon successful completion of the probationary period with a minimum "meets standards" rating; and•Newly hired Lateral Police Officers and Lateral Public Safety Dispatchers shall receive an initial frontload of Forty (40) vacation hours added to their vacation leave bank upon hire. The vacation hours may be utilized at any time provided it is approved by the department; hours have no expiration date.Hired through this program in 2025:•Lateral Police Officers = 9 hires•Public Safety Dispatcher = 1hire493 Total New-Hires or Promotions in 2025!RECRUITMENT EFFORTS RiversideCA.gov6
That the City Council conduct a public hearing andreceive and file the City of Riverside’s WorkforceVacancy report.RECOMMENDATION5 6