Legislation Details

File #: 2026-4909    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing Status: Passed
File created: 5/8/2026 In control: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
On agenda: 5/27/2026 Final action: 5/27/2026
Title: AB 2561 COMPLIANCE - ANNUAL REPORT ON EMPLOYEE VACANCIES, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
Sponsors: Laura Maravilla
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. Presentation - AB 2561

FROM:                     Robert Thompson, General Manager

                     Originator: Laura Maravilla, Director of Human Resources 

 

SUBJECT:

 

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AB 2561 COMPLIANCE - ANNUAL REPORT ON EMPLOYEE VACANCIES, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION

 

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RECOMMENDATION: 

A.       Conduct a Public Hearing to present the status of vacancies, recruitment and retention:

 

1.                     Open Public Hearing

2.                     Receive Staff report and recommendations

3.                     Report of written communications by the Clerk of the Board

4.                     Public Comment

5.                     Close Public Hearing

6.                     Discussion by Board

 

B.       Receive and file the Annual Report on Vacancies, Recruitment and Retention.

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BACKGROUND

 

Assembly Bill 2561 (AB 2561), which amended the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) in January 2025 by adding California Government Code Section 3502.3, requires public agencies to conduct an annual public hearing before their governing body regarding:

 

1.                     The status of vacancies;

2.                     Recruitment efforts; and

3.                     Retention strategies.

 

The law also requires additional reporting when vacancies within a single bargaining unit meet or exceed 20% of the total authorized full-time positions.  For the current fiscal year, Orange County Sanitation District is below the threshold and is not subject to additional reporting requirements.

 

RELEVANT STANDARDS

 

                     Comply with California Government Code Section 3502.3

 

 

PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS

 

This item is reported annually prior to the approval of the Fiscal year budget.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

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CEQA

 

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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

 

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ATTACHMENT

The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OC San website (www.ocsan.gov) with the complete agenda package:

 

                     Presentation