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Salinas HR presents year of vacancy data, outlines recruitment and retention measures
Summary
Human resources told the Salinas City Council on May 27 that citywide vacancy tracking for 2024 shows persistent hiring challenges; HR described the recruitment steps, time-to-fill, bargaining-unit impacts and incentives used for hard-to-fill roles.
Human resources managers told the Salinas City Council on May 27 that new state law requires annual public reporting of vacancies and that the city’s 2024 vacancy data capture covers Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2024.
The report said Salinas ended calendar year 2024 with 88 active vacancies (including frozen/over‑hire slots) and a citywide authorized full‑time workforce of 650 (669 by December including newly budgeted positions and temporary classifications). Human resources described the recruitment lifecycle — requisition, job description review and meet‑and‑confer for bargaining units, posting, screening, written/skills exams, oral board, eligibility list, conditional offer and pre‑placement checks — and warned that each step…
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