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Tulare County HR reports 11.7% countywide vacancy rate at AB 2561 hearing; three bargaining units over 20%
Summary
At an AB 2561 public hearing, Lupe Garza, director of human resources and development, said the county's fiscal‑year vacancy average was 11.7%, noted three bargaining units above the 20% threshold (PACOP 63.16%, TCPA 25.62%, G Law 23.53%), and described recruitment improvements including TestGenius and reduced time‑to‑hire.
Lupe Garza, director of human resources and development, presented the required AB 2561 report on county job vacancies, recruitment and retention on Aug. 4. "In fiscal year 25 to 26, countywide vacancy average for the year was ... 11.7%," Garza said, and she highlighted three bargaining units that exceeded the 20% vacancy threshold: PACOP (reported at 63.16%), TCPA (25.62%), and G Law (23.53%).
Garza told the board that the county conducted 394 recruitments this year (up 25 from the prior year), received more than 21,000 applications (versus about 15,000 the prior year), and reduced average time to hire from 102 days to 77 days. She described process and marketing changes — including adoption of an online testing platform (TestGenius), refreshed promotional materials, school outreach and revised onboarding videos — as contributing to faster hires and increased applications.
