CC 05-06-2025 Item No. 11. AB2561 Vacancy Rates Public Hearing_Staff PresentationAB2561 Vacancy Rates Public
Hearing
CITY OF CUPERTINO
City Council Meeting May 6, 2025
AB 2561 requires that, on an annual basis, public agencies assess and
address vacancy rates as well as:
1.Track job vacancies;
2.Present information on the status of the vacancies and recruitment
and retention efforts at least once per fiscal year; and
3.Identify any policies, procedures, and recruitment activities that
may present obstacles in hiring.
4.Additional Obligations May Apply if the Vacancy Rate in a
Bargaining Unit Exceeds 20%.
Assembly Bill (AB) 2561
City of Cupertino Bargaining Units
Bargaining Unit Represented Classifications
Operating Engineers Local
No. 3 Union, AFL-CIO (OE3)
Maintenance positions
Cupertino Employees
Association/IFPTE Local 21
(CEA)
Professional, paraprofessional,
technical, clerical positions
Unrepresented
Employees/Appointed
Employees
Management, Confidential
positions/Appointed by City
Council
Budgeted Full-Time Equivalent (FE)
Full-Time (Excludes Part- Time staff)
New Hires and Promotions
39
29 27 20 22 16
38
19 14 20
11
7 6 14 13
6
8
15
9
6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
FY
15/16
FY
16/17
FY
17/18
FY
18/19
FY
19/20
FY
20/21
FY
21/22
FY
22/23
FY
23/24
FY
24/25
New Hire Promotion
YTD
Through
4/14/2025
Vacancy Rates by Dept. (as of 4/14/25)
Department Total FTE Vacant FTE Vacancy Rate
City Manager’s Office 17 2 11.8%
City Attorney's Office 3 1 33.3%
Administrative Services 18 2 11.1%
Community Development 35 6 17.1%
Innovation & Technology 14 0 0%
Parks and Recreation 28 2 7.1%
Public Works 87 8 9.2%
Total 202 21 10.4%
Vacancy Rates by Bargaining Unit*
Bargaining Unit Budgeted FTE Filled FTE Vacancy Rate
Operating
Engineers Local
No. 3 Union, AFL-
CIO (OE3)
52 47 9.6%
Cupertino
Employees
Association/IFPTE
Local 21 (CEA)
72 64 11.1%
Unrepresented
Employees/App
ointed
Employees
78 70 10.3%
Recruitment Processes
Recommendation and Alternatives
Staff Recommendation
Accept Vacancy Report and Conduct Public Hearing