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Council receives 2025 vacancies and recruitment report: city ends year with 46.5 FTE, union vacancies predominate
Summary
Assistant to the city manager presented the annual AB 2561 report showing the city began 2025 with 45.5 positions and four vacancies (8.8%) and ended the year with 46.5 full‑time employees and nine vacancies (eight union‑represented). Council received the report unanimously and discussed retention and recruitment plans.
At the May 20 meeting the council received the city’s annual vacancies and recruitment report covering January 1–December 31, 2025. Assistant to the city manager Miss Yanovich summarized staffing: on Jan. 1 the city had 45.5 full‑time equivalents and four vacancies (8.8%). The year closed with 46.5 FTE after several internal promotions and one added position, and staff reported nine vacancies later in the cycle, eight of which were in the represented (SEIU) employment group.
Miss Yanovich said the city continues to promote from within where possible; recent internal promotions filled supervisory and water‑department roles and one new parks‑department position was added. Current active recruitments include finance director and city manager; the city is preparing to launch finance director recruitment. Staff said most union‑represented vacancies were actively being recruited and that the union was informed and had no objections.
Council members asked how Sonoma compares with neighboring jurisdictions and whether the city’s retention is improving. Miss Yanovich said retention is stronger when employees are local and when clear advancement pathways exist; she noted some turnover is typical for small agencies as staff move to larger jurisdictions. Council unanimously moved to receive the report.
