AB2561 Vacancy Rates
Public Hearing
City Council Meeting
April 8, 2025
2City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 • Assembly Bill 2561 requires that, on an annual basis, public agencies assess and address vacancy rates.
1. Track job vacancies;
2. Present information on the status of the vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts at least once per fiscal year; and
3. Identify any policies, procedures, and recruitment activities that may present obstacles in hiring.
• Additional Obligations May Apply if the Vacancy Rate in a Bargaining Unit Exceeds 20%.
What is AB2561?
3City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 City of Sunnyvale Bargaining Units
Bargaining Unit Represented Classifications
Public Safety Officers Association (PSOA) Public Safety Officers (PSO), Public Safety Lieutenants, PSO-In Training
Public Safety Managers Association
(PSMA)
Public Safety Captains, Deputy Chiefs
Communication Officers Association
(COA)
Public Safety Dispatchers
Sunnyvale Employees Association/IFPTE
Local 21 (SEA)
Professional, paraprofessional, technical, clerical,
maintenance positions
Service Employees International Union,
Local 521 (SEIU)
Part-time classifications (same/similar
classifications as SEA/Local 21)
Sunnyvale Managers’ Association (SMA) Management positions, except City Attorneys, Human Resources, some Finance
4City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 Authorized Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Full-Time, Part-Time, Term Limited; Excludes Casual/Temporary Total FTE: 956.68
CDD: 56.00
DPS: 292.75
DPW: 202.25
ESD: 137.00
FIN: 60.75
HRD: 22.00
ITD: 41.00
LRS: 83.43
NOVA: 32.00
OCA: 7.00
OCM: 22.50
5City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 New Hires and Promotions (Historical Trends)
94 80
119 114 106
52 86
104 95 106
65 65
43 45
46 30
43 54
55 28
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
140
160
180
FY 15/16 FY 16/17 FY 17/18 FY 18/19 FY 19/20 FY 20/21 FY 21/22 FY 22/23 FY 23/24 FY 24/25 New Hires Promotions
YTD
Through
3/29/25
6City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 Department Total FTE Vacant FTE Vacancy Rate
Community Development 56.00 3.00 5.4%
Public Safety 293.75 11.25 4.1%
Public Works 202.25 14.00 6.9%
Environmental Services 137.00 14.00 10.2%
Finance 60.75 6.00 9.8%
Human Resources 22.00 0.00 0.0%
Information Technology 40.00 4.00 10.0%
Library & Recreation Services 83.43 9.04 10.8%
NOVA Workforce Services 32.00 1.00 3.1%
Office of the City Attorney 7.00 0.00 0.0%
Office of the City Manager 22.50 1.87 7.6%
TOTAL 956.68 64.16 6.8%
Vacancy Rates by Department (as of 4/2/2025)
7City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 Bargaining Unit Budgeted
FTE
Filled
FTE
Vacancy
Rate
Communication Officers’ Association (COA) 20 20 0.0%
Public Safety Officers’ Association (PSOA) 194 193 0.5% Public Safety Managers’ Association (PSMA) 10 10 0.0%
Sunnyvale Employee Association/IFPTE Local 21 (SEA) 540 493 8.7% Service Employee International Union, Local 521 (SEIU) 29.68 25.52 14.0% Sunnyvale Managers’ Association (SMA) 106 95 10.4%
Unrepresented Management 26 25 3.8%
Confidential 31 31 0.0%
TOTAL 956.68 892.52 6.8%
Data effective April 2, 2025
Vacancy Rates by Bargaining Unit
8City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 Recruitment Processes
9City of Sunnyvale – AB2561 Vacancy Rate - Public Hearing – April 8, 2025 Alternatives
Recommendation
• Accept Vacancy Report and Conduct Public Hearing
• Provide Alternative Direction to Staff
Staff Recommendation
• Accept Vacancy Report and Conduct Public Hearing