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City files annual AB 2561 vacancy report; Paso Robles posts modest vacancy rates below statewide trigger
Summary
Under Assembly Bill 2561, the council received a required annual report on vacancies, with city HR reporting vacancy rates between 2.86% and 12.98% across bargaining units and no unit exceeding the 20% threshold that would trigger enhanced reporting.
City Human Resources presented the council with the annual status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts required by Assembly Bill 2561. The council received the report; no vote beyond filing was required.
Shannon Fouts, who presented the report, said the city “currently has 304.44 authorized full time equivalent positions,” and that as of May 1 the vacancy rates for full-time employee groups ranged from about 2.86% to 12.98%, below the 20% threshold that would require extra disclosures under AB 2561. Fouts said 30 full-time employees separated from the city during calendar year 2024 and that Human Resources launched 34 recruitments in 2024 that generated 1,781 applications; 102 employees were hired or promoted in 2024, a 26% increase over 2023.
Fouts outlined retention steps including a hiring and referral program, employee recognition, flexible schedules, enhanced benefits and a classification/compensation study in progress.
Nicole Bryant, a field representative for SEIU Local 620, addressed the council and praised city efforts while noting SEIU's unit had a 12.98% vacancy rate (17 of 31 budgeted FTEs) as of May 1. Bryant said the union looks forward to review of the classification and compensation study and to continued collaboration with the city.
A few members of the public raised related workforce concerns in general public comment but the hearing itself was a receiving item; council acknowledged the presentation and said staff would file the report as required by law.
