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Council receives statewide vacancy report; union raises urgent dispatcher staffing concerns
Summary
Human Resources staff presented required AB 2561 vacancy data and recruitment activity and the council received the report; the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association warned that dispatcher and fire-dispatch vacancies are producing acute operational strain despite the city’s overall vacancy rate falling below the statutory 20% threshold.
Human Resources staff presented the data required by Assembly Bill 2561 at a June public hearing, reporting that no single bargaining unit exceeded the statute’s 20% vacancy threshold for calendar year 2024. Staff described recruitment actions taken in 2024, including more than 930 recruitments, internal promotions and outreach strategies the city uses to fill openings.
At the same time the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association (AMEA) told the council some classifications are under acute stress. AMEA President Janae Barreras said dispatch positions are operating at levels that create risk to public safety: “These positions don't just support public safety, they are public safety,” she said, noting Anaheim Police dispatch had 10 vacancies out of 32 positions and that several dispatchers have left for higher pay in…
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