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Agoura Hills holds required public hearing under AB 2561; reports one vacancy
Summary
City staff held the annual AB 2561 public hearing on recruitment and retention; the city reported one vacancy (community services coordinator), a hiring contingent offer accepted and an eight-week average hiring timeline.
Agoura Hills staff held the City Council’s required annual public hearing under Assembly Bill 2561 on workforce vacancies, recruitment and retention. The presentation said the city’s vacancy rate does not meet AB 2561’s 20% threshold for enhanced reporting.
Assistant City Manager Ramiro Adeva introduced the item and deferred to Human Resources Manager Celeste Byrd, who summarized the law and the city’s staffing status. Byrd said AB 2561, enacted in 2024 and effective Jan. 1, 2025, requires local public agencies to hold an annual public hearing before adopting the final budget to present vacancy and recruitment data.
Byrd reported the city had one vacancy at the time of the hearing — a full-time community services coordinator — and that a contingent job offer had been accepted. The city received 42 applications for that position and estimates an approximately eight-week hiring process from recruitment start to tentative start date. Byrd also noted the city invites employees to discuss compensation and benefits during the biennial budget cycle because the city is not represented by a union.
Council members stated they were pleased the city did not meet the higher vacancy threshold AB 2561 targets and thanked staff for the report. No public speakers addressed the matter.
