Brief

Councilmember Tim Oskorski moved to implement AB 2561, a California state law that imposes new vacancy reporting requirements on public agencies. The City Administrative Officer and Personnel Department developed compliance procedures. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item in February 2025, and Council adopted it on May 27, 2026 by a 10-0-5 vote, making the measure final.

Full summary

AB 2561, signed by Governor Newsom on September 22, 2024, amends the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act to require public agencies to publicly report on position vacancies and their recruitment and retention efforts at least once a year. The law, which took effect January 1, 2025, mandates that these vacancy reports be presented at a public hearing, and gives recognized employee unions the right to present at that hearing. If vacancies within a single bargaining unit exceed 20 percent of authorized full-time positions, the union can request additional information to be included in the public hearing presentation. Councilmember Tim McOsker introduced the motion on November 20, 2024, with Councilmember Heather Hutt as second. The motion directed the City Administrative Officer, in coordination with the Personnel Department, to report on the specific steps the City must take to comply with these new state requirements. The file was initially referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee, then rereferrred following a Council action in December 2024 tied to a separate file. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item in February 2025, and Council adopted it on February 26, 2025, subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51, with final action on February 28, 2025. The matter resurfaced in May 2026 when the City Administrative Officer and Personnel Department submitted updated compliance documents. The Personnel and Hiring Committee waived reconsideration, and the full Council readopted the item on May 27, 2026 by a 10-0-5 vote, again subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51. The reappearance of the file in 2026 reflects the ongoing compliance and reporting cycle the state law requires rather than any unresolved dispute over the underlying policy.

Activity (17)

• 2026-05-27 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-05-26 Council continued item to May 27, 2026 .
• 2026-05-22 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 26, 2026.
• 2026-05-21 Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of item .
• 2026-05-21 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-05-21 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated May 21, 2026.
• 2026-05-15 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-05-15 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated May 14, 2026.
• 2026-05-14 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-05-14 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated May 14, 2026.
• 2025-02-28 Council action final.
• 2025-02-26 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2025-02-21 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on February 26, 2025.
• 2025-02-12 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
• 2025-02-10 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 12, 2025.
• 2024-12-13 Council rereferred item to Personnel and Hiring Committee, pursuant to Council Action of December 13, 2024, Council File No. 24-2000.
• 2024-11-20 Motion referred to Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee.

Documents (11)

• 2026-05-26 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-05-21 Revised Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2026-05-19 Communication from Personnel Department submitted 5-19-26 - Revised Vacancy Hearing List of Classifications by MOU 2026 · other
• 2026-05-14 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2026-05-14 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-05-14 Attachment to Report dated 5-14-26 - Vacancy Hearing List of Classifications by MOU 2026 · attachment
• 2025-02-28 Council Action · council_action
• 2025-02-26 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-02-12 Report from Personnel and Hiring Committee · report
• 2025-02-12 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2024-11-20 Motion · motion

Council votes (1)

• 2026-05-27 Vote — 10-0-5 · Regular