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Murrieta reports 5.26% vacancy rate, 9,587 applications for 67 recruitments under AB 2561
Summary
City HR reported a 5.26% average vacancy rate across 472 authorized positions and said the city ran 67 recruitments that drew 9,587 applications; staff recommended no policy changes but plans to negotiate a formal recruitment policy in the coming spring.
Human Resources Manager Mike McGee and Senior HR Analyst Michelle Temez presented the city’s required annual hearing under Assembly Bill 2561 on job vacancies. McGee said the city currently has 472 authorized positions and an average vacancy rate of 5.26% across authorized classifications.
Temez reviewed recruitment activity for the calendar year 2025: the city conducted 67 recruitments and received 9,587 applications, hired 60 new employees, promoted 59 internal staff and recorded 42 separations. Based on staff analysis, vacancies were within normal expectations and attributed to retirements, promotions, interdepartmental transfers and relocations; no classification showed persistent recruitment or retention problems.
Staff recommended no immediate changes to recruitment policies but noted a forthcoming negotiation in the spring to formalize a recruitment policy with the city’s general and supervisory labor groups. The public hearing produced no public testimony and the council moved and approved the item unanimously.
