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Fullerton reports vacancy rate down from COVID peak; dispatch and specialized technical roles still hard to fill
Summary
City staff reported the vacancy rate fell to about 11% (65 of 614 full-time positions) as of March 1, crediting multi-year labor agreements and improved retention. Council questioned recruitment for an economic development manager and ongoing dispatcher shortages.
Human Resources Director Manfro presented Fullerton’s first annual vacancies and recruitment report under Assembly Bill 2561, telling the council that the city is budgeted for 614 full-time positions and that, as of March 1, 65 were vacant — a vacancy rate of approximately 11%. Manfro said that rate is a substantial improvement from the near-25% vacancy peak during the COVID period.
Manfro and staff attributed the…
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