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Council receives AB 2561 report: town reports two vacancies out of 103 positions
Summary
At a dually noticed public hearing required by AB 2561, staff reported a 2% vacancy rate in Paradise’s workforce and summarized recruitment and retention efforts; the council voted to receive the report.
The Paradise Town Council on Tuesday conducted the public hearing required by AB 2561 and received a staff report on the town’s vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts.
Town staff said the town currently budgets 103 positions and has two vacancies, a roughly 2% vacancy rate. “Out of a 103 budgeted positions, we currently have 2 vacancies,” staff presenter Crystal told the council during the AB 2561 hearing, noting one vacancy is in a small police management group that shows a 33% vacancy rate because the group has only three positions.
The report listed the two open roles and their status: an accounting assistant position has a top candidate in the final stage of background checks; a police services lieutenant role opened after a February retirement and staff said the hiring process remains underway and is expected to be filled in the next fiscal year.
Staff outlined recruitment incentives and retention steps taken to date. For public safety, the town has temporary lateral-hire incentives currently in place: a $40,000 incentive for lateral police officers and a $10,000 incentive for lateral public safety dispatchers. The town also offers a small employee referral bonus and posts vacancies on the town website and industry job boards, along with LinkedIn and Facebook outreach. For retention, staff said the town recently adjusted employee medical premium shares after negotiations with employee units and maintains three‑year contracts that include cost-of-living adjustments.
The staff report also described pension-related recruitment challenges: changes to the town’s pension tiers implemented in 2013 and the statewide PEPRA reforms mean some prospective public-safety hires would come in under smaller pension benefits than some neighboring agencies, a point staff said the town tries to offset through pay and incentives.
After the presentation and a brief question-and-answer period, Council member Bolan moved to receive the AB 2561 report; the motion was seconded by Council member Cullerton and carried on a unanimous voice vote (Bolan, Cullerton, Lang, Alyssa and Mayor Crowder voting aye).
