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City reports lower vacancy rate in 2024, outlines recruitment and retention steps under AB 2561
Summary
Human Resources reported Garden Grove reduced its full-time vacancy rate from 8% to 5% in 2024 and described recruitment measures and retention initiatives required under Assembly Bill 2561.
Human Resources presented the city’s annual report on vacancies, recruitment and retention required by Assembly Bill 2561 (Gov. Code §3502.3). HR Director Janie Lee told the council that Garden Grove began 2024 with 568 full-time budgeted positions, added four positions to end the year at 572, and reduced vacancies from 51 to 37 by December 2024. The city’s overall vacancy rate decreased from 8% to 5%.
Lee provided bargaining-unit-level vacancy and retention figures…
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