Brief

On September 16, 2026, Council approved a motion by Councilmember Tim Mcosker (seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky) directing the Personnel Department to provide comprehensive data on the city's current workforce and hiring status, including information on expedited employee transfers and standardized workforce metrics. The motion passed 14-0-1. The matter moved quickly through the Personnel and Hiring Committee, which approved it September 9, before Council final action on September 18.

Full summary

Councilmember Tim McOsker introduced this motion to establish a consistent, ongoing stream of workforce data for the City Council to use as it navigates fiscal constraints and shifting service demands. The motion directs the City Administrative Officer, working with the Personnel Department, to deliver monthly reports covering five specific areas: vacancies (authorized positions, filled positions, vacancy rates, and how long positions have sat empty, broken down by department and civil service classification); hiring activity (recruitments underway, eligible lists established, conditional offers, appointments, and progress toward Targeted Local Hire and Bridge-to-Jobs targets, including hard-to-fill positions); attrition rates (resignations, retirements, promotions, and other separations, with trend data by department and classification); interdepartmental transfers and reassignments (including utilization and outcomes of the FY 2025-26 Expedited Transfer Process established under Council File 25-0660); and workforce retention efforts (incentives, succession planning, and strategies for hard-to-fill classifications). The motion is explicitly framed as building on two prior Council files. In FY 2023-24, the Council received a one-time citywide vacancy assessment under CF 23-1429. In FY 2025-26, CF 25-0660 established the Expedited Transfer Portal and generated periodic reports on available positions, applications, and completed transfers. McOsker's motion argues those efforts proved the value of timely workforce information and calls for institutionalizing that reporting on a monthly basis so the Council can track trends over time rather than relying on ad hoc snapshots. The motion was referred to the Personnel and Hiring Committee on August 28, 2026, approved by that committee on September 9, and brought to the full Council on September 16. The Council adopted it 14-0-1. Council action became final on September 18, 2026, closing the file. The City Administrative Officer and Personnel Department are now expected to begin producing the monthly workforce metrics reports as directed.

Activity (5)

• 2026-09-18 Council action final.
• 2026-09-11 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 16, 2026.
• 2026-09-09 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-09-04 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 9, 2026.
• 2026-08-28 Motion referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.

Documents (5)

• 2026-09-18 Council Action · council_action
• 2026-09-16 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-09-09 Communication from Chair, Personnel and Hiring Committee · communication
• 2026-09-09 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-08-28 Motion · motion

Council votes (1)

• 2026-09-16 Adopted — 14-0-1 · Regular