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Calistoga reports four vacancies, moves onboarding to ERP under AB 2561
Summary
Under AB 2561 Human Resources director Lourdes Larise told council the city had four vacancies (police officer candidate in background, public‑safety dispatch recruitment, one filled fire role, and a finance vacancy under assessment), is using Cal‑Jack to expand firefighter applicant pools, and will use the Tyler ERP HR module for onboarding at no additional licensing cost.
Human Resources Director Lourdes Larise updated the Calistoga City Council on recruitment and retention under AB 2561 during the March 10 meeting, reporting four current vacancies and new tools to centralize hiring and onboarding.
Larise said the city had four vacancies at the time of the report: a police officer (a candidate identified and undergoing background checks), a full‑time public‑safety dispatcher currently in recruitment, a fire‑department opening that the city has filled (Daniel Martinez will start Monday), and a finance position that the department is evaluating before posting. For firefighter recruitment the city used Cal‑Jack (a statewide firefighter apprenticeship program) and “it netted us over 200 applications,” Larise said.
Larise described a planned transition of recruitment and onboarding into the city’s Tyler ERP system; she told council that the HR/onboarding module is part of the ERP implementation for finance and would centralize applicant tracking, provide a signature capability, and improve accessibility for employees and directors. She said the module would cost the city nothing beyond the existing ERP implementation.
On retention, Larise described a three‑year partnership with the Center for Organizational Effectiveness, costing approximately $10,000 per year, and activities such as leadership training, employee recognition, and internal professional development. Council members asked for a visible organizational chart and for clarity on how the ERP and training investments will be measured.
There was no formal action required; council members thanked HR for the update and asked staff to follow up with requested clarifications and materials (flowchart, posting plans).
