AB 2561: Vacancy Report and
Recruitment Activities
April 28, 2026
2 Objectives
✓Introduction to AB 2561 ✓Workforce Demographics ✓Status of Vacancies ✓Recruitment and Retention Efforts
✓Policy and Procedural
Updates
3 Introduction to AB 2561
AB 2561 requires public agencies to present the status of their vacancies in a public hearing before their governing body at least once per fiscal year. ✓ Presentation must be made prior to the adoption of a final budget for the fiscal year. ✓ Addresses the recruitment and retention efforts currently employed by the public agency.
✓ Identify any changes to policies, procedures or recruitment activities that negatively impact the entity’s efforts to reduce its vacancies.
Work Force Demographics
5 Workforce Demographics - Age
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
1 9%
23%
18% 18%
11%
3%
17%
Age
15 15-17 25-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 18-24 -17 25-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 18-24 6 Workforce Demographics - Gender
43%
57%
Female
Male
7 Workforce Demographics - Race
20%
36%
4%
24%
4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
1 Black #REF! White Two or More Pacific Islander Indigenous Hispanic #REF! Asian 8 Workforce Demographics – Where we live
Vacancies by Collective
Bargaining Unit
10 Status of Vacancies
Collective
Bargaining
Unit
Total FTE
Vacancy Vacancy %
POA
8 8%
SEIU 8.75 11%
PEG
6 18%
MEG
1 5%
PMA0 0%
MGMT/NON-
MGMT Unrep
0 0%
Recruitment and Retention
Efforts
12 Recruitment and Retention Efforts
✓ Updated Job Specifications to
remove outdated functions or
qualifications to remain both
relevant and competitive.
✓ Updated the salary schedule using
market analysis, to remain
competitive
Policy and Procedural Updates
14 Policy and Procedural Updates
✓ Aligned Standard Operating
Procedures (SOP’s) for the
recruitment program, all groups
✓ Conducted a training for hiring
managers on recruitment
processes and the role of the hiring
manager
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