DCFS outlines progress and timelines to implement state audit recommendations; vacancies remain a focus
Michelle Love, DCFS director, told the Social Services Committee the county has created an Audit Implementation Task Force and is making progress on 15 auditor recommendations; hiring and contract changes are underway but the department reported roughly 73 vacant child-welfare positions (about a 26% vacancy rate) and several recommendations remain open with timelines into October 2026.
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Michelle Love, director of the Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services, briefed the Social Services Committee on progress implementing the California State Auditor's report. The board directed regular updates and DCFS established an Audit Implementation Task Force to provide oversight, identify barriers and increase transparency.
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