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Council receives statutorily required report on job vacancies: Parlier reports 20 vacancies (22%) for FY 25‑26
Summary
Staff presented a statutorily required disclosure on job vacancies ahead of budget adoption, reporting 91 adopted full‑time positions for FY 25‑26 with 20 vacancies (71 filled; 22% vacancy rate). Recruitments were underway for police officer, grant administrator and other roles; council discussed HR capacity.
As required by recent state rules for transparency on vacancies, city staff delivered a presentation to the Parlier City Council on July 16 detailing the status of full‑time positions and recruitment efforts. Staff reported the city had 91 adopted full‑time positions for the 2025‑26 fiscal year and 20 vacant positions, leaving 71 filled—a vacancy rate the presenter described as 22 percent for that budget year (data as of June 30, 2025 under the '25‑26 budget).
Vacant roles cited included city clerk, grant administrator, administrative assistant, recreation specialist, senior management analyst, water/wastewater system supervisor, building maintenance, parks lead, utility maintenance positions, building inspector, animal control officer, police sergeant, police officer, jailer, records technician, and teacher's aide. Staff described current recruitments for police officer and grant administrator and said the city recently filled two vacancies in the prior year.
The presentation noted steps taken to increase applicant flow—posting job applications on the city website, broader outreach via LinkedIn and governmentjobs.com, and a modest set of retention incentives such as annual recognition, certification pay and limited take‑home vehicle allowances for qualifying positions. Council members asked about expansion of human resources capacity, and staff said the FY 26‑27 budget includes an HR analyst position to assist ongoing recruitment.
