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Council receives AB 2561 report on vacancies and recruitment; lifeguards cited as hardest-to-fill role

Mission Viejo City Council · March 24, 2026
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Summary

HR Manager Monique Getz presented the city's AB 2561 annual hearing: 2025 separations equaled 26 full‑time equivalents (about 17% turnover); staff described retention steps (reclassifications, salary adjustments, lump-sum bonuses, 2% COLA) and identified lifeguards and animal control officers as challenging positions to recruit.

The council received a statutorily required report on vacancies, recruitment and retention as required by Assembly Bill 2561. HR Manager Monique Getz summarized 2025 staffing changes and the city’s recruitment and retention strategies.

Getz said the city recorded 26 full-time-equivalent separations in calendar year…

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