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Kings County holds AB 2561 public hearing on vacancies; DA office reports staffing improvements but warns of continuing shortages
Summary
County human resources reported an overall vacancy rate of 16% (9.1% excluding held positions) and described recruitment and retention measures; the prosecutors' office described recent turnover, a law-clerk pipeline and ongoing hiring challenges and the board accepted the report.
Kings County hosted a public hearing on Aug. 12 to comply with Assembly Bill 2561, presenting the status of vacancies, recruitment and retention efforts across county departments and focusing on the prosecutors' office staffing challenges.
Human resources director Carolyn Lees and staff laid out countywide data covering the 2024-25 fiscal year period. HR analyst Adrienne Rambunga told the board the county had 1,709.51 authorized FTEs in fiscal year 2024-25 and 1,694.51 in the proposed 2025-26 budget (a reduction of 15 allocations). The raw county vacancy rate was 16 percent; excluding positions that departments are holding for budget, training or re-evaluation reasons, the reported vacancy rate fell to 9.1 percent.
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