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County HR reports vacancies, recruitment improvements under AB 2561; physician staffing flagged as concern by PDOC
Summary
Under AB 2561 the county presented its annual vacancies, recruitment and retention report. HR said vacancy rates have declined and time-to-hire shortened; the Physicians and Dentists Organization (PDOC) told the board physician and specialist vacancies remain high and urged more permanent hires rather than long-term contractors.
Contra Costa County human resources staff presented the annual AB 2561 report on vacancies, recruitment and retention at the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 13, 2025.
HR Director Anne Elliot (presentation) reported the county's full-time vacancy rate has fallen below the 20% AB 2561 threshold for bargaining units; no bargaining unit exceeded the 20% vacancy mark in the period reviewed. HR said applications are increasing, the county now posts more than 100 recruitments at a time, and the average time-to-hire has declined versus previous years. HR described improvements such as remote I-9 processing, use of…
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