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Ceres holds statutorily required workforce-vacancies hearing; police vacancy rate cited at about 22%
Summary
Human Resources Director Delila Vasquez reported that Ceres had 54 vacancies in 2024, posted 41 openings and filled 49 positions; the median time to fill was 68 days and retention was 78.58%. The hearing was informational only and closed with no public comments.
Human Resources Director Delila Vasquez presented the city’s annual workforce-vacancies, recruitment and retention report at a public hearing required by Assembly Bill 2561 on June 9.
"The recommendation before you is to conduct a public hearing regarding the City of Ceres' workforce vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts," Vasquez said, explaining the AB 2561 amendment to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) requires agencies to report vacancies and recruitment steps prior to budget adoption.
Vasquez said that as of Dec. 31, 2024, the city had 174 allocated positions (168 counted for presentation purposes), recorded 54 vacancies during 2024, posted 41 openings and filled 49 vacancies. The median time to fill positions was 68 days, internal hires accounted for about 18.5% of fills, and overall retention for the year was 78.58%. Staff corrected an earlier slide that had misstated the police-unit vacancy percentage; a council member noted the police vacancy rate should be recorded as 22.22%.
Vasquez outlined recruitment strategies such as continuous recruitments for hard-to-fill positions, lateral-hire incentives, longevity pay for certain bargaining units and employee-recognition programs. There were no public comments. The council closed the hearing and did not take further action; staff will incorporate council feedback as needed in the June 23 budget adoption materials.
