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Vacancy reduction targets and hiring limitations in the Parks Department
3:14:04
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Council Member Krishnan inquires about the Parks Department's progress on vacancy reduction targets and the impact of hiring limitations. Commissioner Donoghue and staff explain the current situation and future projections.
- The department expects to achieve PEG savings targets via attrition through FY25.
- A citywide two-for-one replacement cycle will be in effect through FY26.
- Certain positions like PEP and public programs are exempt from the two-for-one hiring limitation.
- Most park worker positions, including urban park rangers and forestry staff, are subject to the hiring limitations.
Shekar Krishnan
3:14:04
So net loss of 700 lines still.
3:14:07
So unfortunately the mayor's reservations had very little impact on the number of positions we've lost.
3:14:13
Has the Parks Department achieved its vacancy reduction PEG target?
3:14:18
If not how close to the target are you all and when do you expect that you'll be able to hire without these impacts?
3:14:52
But would that mean that the two for one essentially where you can't hire one person until two people leave, does that policy continue after at the end of twenty twenty six?
3:15:08
But you are still subject to it through at least fiscal year twenty
3:15:13
So am I correct to say still about the net loss of 700 positions but even with what's proposed in the executive budget, you all are still subject to a hiring limitation where you cannot hire one worker until two depart.
3:15:28
Is that fair to say?
3:15:51
But I guess my point is so even if you hit your peg or you know reduction targets, if the Parks Department wanted to hire to fill the 700 lost positions, they would not be able to hire one position unless two workers leave the department.
3:16:09
Is accurate?
3:16:25
But city parks workers are not exempt from that.
3:16:29
Right?
Sue Donoghue
3:14:26
So thank you councilmember for the question.
3:14:29
We anticipate achieving our PEG savings target via attrition through this current f y twenty five.
3:14:38
Then we'll be transitioning to the citywide two for one replacement cycle through f y twenty six.
3:14:44
So essentially by the end of f y twenty six, we anticipate achieving our our peg savings targets.
3:15:03
That is unknown at this point.
3:15:05
We we can't predict if that will be in place at this point.
3:15:11
twenty Yes.
3:15:30
At the it's through end of FY twenty five that we will be meeting our attrition peg, but then in FY twenty six, yes, we will be transitioning to that citywide two for one replacement cycle through FY twenty six.
3:16:10
That is accurate and that's citywide.
3:16:12
We do have certain positions that are exempt from that two for one hiring, PEP, public programs, a couple of things like that that are exempt from that two for one.
3:16:23
But yes, otherwise that is the case.
3:16:29
Right.
3:16:29
If they're not PEP, public programs, if there's something else.
3:16:34
Yeah.
Matt Drury
3:15:44
Though I'll add that the 700 figure accounts for that, if that makes any sense.
3:15:47
So it's not on top of it's sort of that's inclusive of the 700.
3:15:51
Right.