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Council hears 2023–24 workforce report; unions warn vacancies threaten services
Summary
City HR presented the 2023–24 workforce report showing vacancy and turnover improvements, while unions (AFSCME Local 127, Firefighters Local 145, Teamsters Local 911) briefed the council on persistent staffing gaps and recruitment pipelines for sanitation, fire paramedics and lifeguards.
City Human Resources presented the 2023–24 workforce report on May 13, highlighting improved employee sentiment and lower vacancy rates after multi-year efforts to rebuild the municipal workforce.
HR staff reported the city workforce is just over 13,000 employees and cited a daily vacancy rate that fell to about 10.59% as of Dec. 31, 2024, after targeted recruitment and retention work. Staff also reported an average monthly turnover rate of 1.73% across the period covered and said employee satisfaction measures — including ‘‘likelihood to…
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