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Council receives AB 25 61 transparency report on vacancies, recruitment and retention
Summary
Council received and filed the AB 25 61 local‑agency workforce report as required by state law; staff reviewed recruitment and retention metrics and noted the Teamsters local elected not to present. Council approved receiving and filing the report 5-0.
The Solvang City Council on May 27 received and filed its AB 25 61 report on vacancies, recruitment and retention, by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Staff explained AB 25 61 (as presented in the packet) is an annual transparency requirement effective January 2025 that asks local agencies to report on workforce metrics including vacancies, time-to-hire, turnover and retention. Staff said the Teamsters Local 986 elected not to present. The report includes metrics and recommended future reporting items such as average tenure, time to recruit, acceptance rates, cost-per-hire and early/voluntary/involuntary turnover rates; staff said the city will expand these metrics next year.
Council members asked how retention was calculated; staff said the reported retention rate exceeded 100% because the city hired more employees in the period (14 hires in 2024) and ended the period with more employees than it began with, which increases the retention percentage under the formula used. Council discussion noted that retention and turnover should be interpreted together to understand changes in staffing levels.
Action: Council voted 5-0 to receive and file the AB 25 61 report.
Why it matters: The report fulfills a state transparency requirement and will guide staff work to expand workforce metrics and present clearer interpretations of hiring and turnover in future reports.
