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Bellflower holds AB 2561 public hearing; city reports 3.4% full-time vacancy rate as of May 30
Summary
At the June 9 meeting the city's new human resources and risk manager, Dana Hanks, presented the AB 2561-required vacancy report. Citywide full-time vacancies were reported at 3.4% as of May 30, 2025; one bargaining unit showed a 7.5% vacancy rate (three positions). Council members pressed for longer-term vacancy-duration data.
Bellflower presented its first public AB 2561 report at its June 9 council meeting, reporting a citywide full-time vacancy rate of 3.4% as of May 30, 2025. The report was delivered by Dana Hanks, the city's new human resources and risk manager, and the council opened and closed the required public hearing and moved to receive and file the report.
Hanks described the content required by AB 2561 and the city's staffing picture: "Our current full time vacancy rates as shown is, 7.5% in our 15 11 employee organization group with 3 vacancies... The total vacancies for the city is 3.4%." She said the three vacancies in the 15‑11 group are in the accountant position, code enforcement inspector I and management analyst.
Councilmembers questioned the usefulness of a single-date snapshot. Mayor Pro Tem Sonny Santanez pressed for context and asked whether the vacancy figure is a "snap snapshot as of a certain time." Hanks replied, "Correct. This is a snapshot as of 05/30/2025." Several council members suggested presenting vacancy-duration data (for example, monthly vacancy rates or the number of months specific positions remained open). Hanks agreed to provide additional data if council requested it.
Council discussion also noted that some vacancies arise from internal promotions, which can create downstream vacancies that are not well captured by a single snapshot. Hanks said the AB 2561 requirement applies to full-time vacancies only and that part-time and seasonal positions (for example parks and recreation seasonal staff) are not included in the AB 2561 reporting.
The council took a motion to receive and file the AB 2561 report during the public hearing; the motion was recorded and the hearing closed.
