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FMRC recommends board hold public hearing on vacancies, recruitment and retention report required by AB 2561
Summary
Under new state law AB 2561 (amending the Brown Act), San Diego Community Power presented its FY24–25 vacancies, recruitment, and retention status and the committee recommended the board hold a public hearing and accept the report.
San Diego Community Power presented the agency’s status on vacancies, recruitment and retention on June 12 as required by Assembly Bill 2561, which amended the Brown Act to require public agencies to report on such matters.
Shonda Pugh, senior director of people operations and administration, said for fiscal year 2024–25 the agency had 31 vacancies that were filled and that three positions remained open at the time of the presentation: chief commercial officer, community outreach representative, and senior origination associate. Pugh said the agency experienced recruitment challenges for some specialized roles (for example, rate analyst and origination manager) because candidate qualifications were limited and staff sometimes adjust job specifications and salary bands to widen the applicant pool.
Pugh outlined the agency’s candidate engagement approach (a three‑stage interview process including virtual and two in‑person panels) and said the agency collects candidate feedback through a post‑process survey; most feedback was strongly positive though one comment noted large panel sizes felt overwhelming. The presentation included a table of positions, departments, posting dates and vacancy reasons.
The committee voted to recommend that the board hold a public hearing, receive comments, and accept the report on vacancies, recruitment, and retention (per AB 2561).
