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Hermosa Beach receives AB 2561 annual vacancies report; citywide vacancy rate about 6%
Summary
City HR reported a 5.96% vacancy rate across 151 authorized full‑time equivalents and described recruitment and retention steps taken under Assembly Bill 2561. Council voted unanimously to receive and file the report.
At a public hearing required by Assembly Bill 2561, Hermosa Beach Human Resources Manager Tiffany Nguyen presented the city’s annual vacancies and recruitment/retention report on June 24. Nguyen said AB 2561 requires public agencies to report at least once per fiscal year on vacancies and recruitment and identify potential changes to policies or procedures that impede hiring.
Nguyen told council the city had 151 budgeted full‑time equivalent positions as of June 12 and nine vacancies — an overall vacancy rate of roughly 5.96%. She noted one bargaining unit (Police Management Association) had a 25% vacancy level because that unit has only four authorized positions and one was vacant, which triggered an AB 2561 threshold that would have allowed the bargaining unit to request additional data; the unit did not request extra data.
Nguyen outlined the city’s recent recruitment steps: the “Hermosa is Hiring” outreach campaign, implementation of NeoGov for online applications, revamped job-ad templates, sign-on bonuses, tuition reimbursement and employee recognition programs, and other retention strategies. She said the vacancy rate is well below recent peaks (2022 was cited as a year with roughly 50% vacancy during the pandemic period) and that staff will continue monitoring and refining efforts.
Public commenters asked for more frequent reporting and suggested evaluating whether some vacant positions could be repurposed to high‑priority functions (for example, production/film coordinator vs. community development project manager needs).
Action: Councilmember (mover not specified) moved to receive and file the FY 2024-25 annual vacancy report as required by AB 2561; the motion passed unanimously.
