Q&A
Discussion on current vacancy rate in city government
1:06:15
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Council Member Restler and DCAS representatives discuss the current vacancy rate in city government. Deputy Commissioner Porter confirms a 5.3% vacancy rate for full-time employees, based on OMB information.
- Vacancy rate of 5.3% confirmed by DCAS
- Comparison made to pre-pandemic vacancy rate of under 2%
- Discussion of the impact of eliminating 10,000 budgeted positions on the vacancy rate
Lincoln Restler
1:06:15
Henry Garrido testified that there were 22,000 vacancies in city government today.
1:06:21
Are you able to confirm that number?
1:06:22
Is that accurate?
Katrina Porter
1:06:26
So I'm not able to confirm the number, but I can confirm the vacancy rate, which stands at about 5.3%.
Lincoln Restler
1:06:32
And that's full come employees?
Katrina Porter
1:06:34
Yes.
1:06:34
And that's based on information we received from from OMB.
Lincoln Restler
1:06:37
Okay.
1:06:37
So the vacancy rate is I I assume I'm not sure, although my chief of staff, Molly, will kick me if I say something inaccurate.
1:06:46
She's far away, so she may not be able to kick me.
1:06:50
That that's for full time employees and that his figures may also include part time employees, which would lead to an even higher vacancy rate.
1:06:59
But at 5 odd percent okay.
1:07:01
So vacancy rate's about 5%.
1:07:03
In the previous administration, in the pre pandemic years from f y 18 to f y 20, the city vacancy rate was under 2% throughout that time period.
1:07:15
You know, we have seen that and and to chair De La Rosa's point earlier, the decline in the vacancy rate and and the state controller's report is somewhat misleading because the major reduction in the vacancy rate is because we've eliminated 10,000 jobs in city government under this administration.
1:07:37
So the vacancy rate would be dramatically higher if we hadn't cut 10,000 budgeted headcount, by this mayor.
1:07:44
I'm just interested though let's say, for argument's sake, that Henry Garrido is right, because he almost always is.
1:07:52
DCAS, we've got 22,000 vacant positions.
1:07:56
Over 5% of the position's vacant.
1:07:58
Do you conduct regular analysis of those vacancies to determine which civil service exams you need to expedite, to help fill the vacancies that are most concerning?
