Score: +2 (2/1/0)
San Francisco County Grand Jury • 2023-2024

City and County of SAN Francisco*

Published: June 21, 2023 59 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings

F1
San Francisco's increasing vacancy rates negatively impact the City's critical service outcomes.
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R1
By July 1st, 2024, the Department of Human Resources should develop hiring plans that staff critical service departments at a target vacancy rate of no more than 5% for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
F2
The City hiring process takes too long.
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R2
1, R2.6, R6.2, Office of the City Administrator
F3
It's difficult for City job seekers to know the current status of their job application, which causes job applicants to drop out of the hiring process.
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R3
By December 31st, 2024, the Department of Human Resources should make available an option that allows job seekers to monitor the status of their applications. To the extent this requires the development or modification of existing website(s) or technology, the Mayor and Board of Supervisors should include funds in the FY 2024–2025 budget for this purpose.
F4
Vacancies in Human Resources departments slow down City hiring.
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R4
By July 1st, 2024, the Department of Human Resources should develop hiring plans to staff citywide HR positions at a target vacancy rate of no more than 5% for Fiscal Year 2024-25. Time to Get to Work
F5
The City's recruiting and retention efforts cannot keep pace with workforce separations.
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R5
1 By July 1st, 2024, the Department of Human Resources should prepare a report evaluating the feasibility of expanding remote-work policies to compete with private sector employees.
F6
R6.1 Office of the Controller
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R6
2, R6.3, R8 Civil Service Commission
F7
Current City department budgeting practices make it difficult to reliably measure citywide vacancies.
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R7
By January 1st, 2024, the Mayor should develop incentives for City departments to remove vacant positions from their annual budgets that are unlikely to be filled in that Fiscal Year, to determine more precise vacancy rates starting with Fiscal Year 2024-25.
F8
The City continues to over-utilize temporary exempt positions.
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R8
By July 1st, 2024, the Department of Human Resources should develop a plan to formally audit the use of temporary exempt positions each year to minimize their overuse. Time to Get to Work Required and Invited Responses

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