Mayor must report city job vacancies to the council

(a) Within five days after the mayor submits to the council the budget documents specified in Charter § 9-102.1, the mayor shall also submit to the council a report on position vacancies in the city’s executive branch. The report must be data-driven and must include but need not be limited to: (1) An updated listing (as of January 31 of the year of submittal or later) of all vacant positions, by activity, within each city executive branch department and agency, and by position number and position title; (2) An updated listing (as of January 31 of the year of submittal or later) of all vacant positions in each city executive branch department and agency that were abolished in the preceding fiscal year; (3) For any vacant position that has been abolished in the preceding fiscal year, the positions, if any, to which the responsibilities of the abolished vacant position have been transferred; (4) A qualitative and quantitative discussion of the impact of the vacant positions in each city executive branch department and agency on the operations and delivery of services for that department or agency; and (5) The steps taken to fill the vacant positions in each city executive branch department and agency, and any challenges encountered. (b) For each vacant position, the report must indicate: (1) The amount budgeted for the position in the upcoming fiscal year, including the source of funds; (2) Whether the position has ever been filled; (3) If the position has at some time been filled, the most recent date on which the position became vacant; (4) Whether the position is temporary or permanent; (5) Whether the duration of the vacancy is: (A) Three years up to five years; (B) More than five years up to seven years; or (C) More than seven years; and (6) Whether and when the position is proposed to be filled or abolished.