Brief

Councilmember Tim McOsker introduced a motion requiring the City to comply with AB 2561, state legislation that mandates public agencies disclose position vacancies. The Personnel Department and City Administrative Officer were directed to track and report on implementation. Council adopted the motion 14-0-1 in February 2025, and it became final. Recent activity shows the Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of follow-up documents in May 2026, suggesting the core directive has been processed.

Full summary

AB 2561, signed by Governor Newsom on September 22, 2024, amends the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act to create new transparency requirements around government job vacancies. Starting January 1, 2025, public agencies must hold an annual public hearing presenting the status of their vacancies and their recruitment and retention efforts. Recognized employee organizations — meaning public-sector unions — are entitled to present at these hearings. If vacancies within a single bargaining unit exceed 20 percent of that unit's total authorized full-time positions, the union can request that additional detailed information be included in the public presentation. Councilmember Tim McOsker, seconded by Heather Hutt, introduced a motion in November 2024 directing the City Administrative Officer, working with the Personnel Department, to assess what steps Los Angeles must take to bring its procedures into compliance with these new state mandates. The motion focuses specifically on ensuring the City understands and meets its legal obligations around vacancy reporting — not just tracking vacancies internally, but publicly disclosing that information at a formal hearing with union participation rights. The motion was referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee in November 2024, approved by committee on February 12, 2025, and adopted by the full Council 14-0-1 on February 26, 2025, becoming final two days later. In May 2026, both the City Administrative Officer and the Personnel Department submitted implementation documents in response to the Council's directive. The Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of those documents on May 21, 2026, indicating the committee was satisfied that the reporting requirement had been addressed. The file remains technically open but appears to have completed its core policy work.

Activity (12)

• 2026-05-21 Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of item .
• 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 (10)

• 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