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City staff reports 17% turnover in 2025 as council receives AB 2561 hearing report
Summary
HR Manager Monique Getz told the council the city had 26 full-time equivalent separations in 2025 (about a 17% turnover rate) and described recruitment and retention measures including reclassification, a lump-sum bonus and a 2% cost-of-living adjustment; the council voted to receive and file the report.
At a public hearing on Assembly Bill 2561, Mission Viejo HR Manager Monique Getz presented the city’s annual report on vacancies, recruitment and retention and outlined steps taken in calendar year 2025 to address turnover.
Getz said AB 2561 requires an annual public hearing and that the city had "26 of our full time equivalent, employees separate from service. This is about a 17% turnover rate." She noted that many separations were expected because of the library system opening in Irvine and described measures the city implemented last year: reclassifications, revised salary ranges to remain competitive, a one‑time lump‑sum bonus in September 2025 and a 2% cost‑of‑living adjustment in December 2025. She also identified lifeguards and animal control officers as particularly hard positions to recruit and retain.
With no members of the public requesting to speak on the item, the council asked staff clarifying questions about the hardest-to-fill positions and next steps. The council moved to receive and file the AB 2561 report; the motion passed unanimously.
