REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adoption of two Resolutions Approving: (1) An Exception to the CalPERS 180 day Wait Period and Interim Appointment of Assistant City Manager and (2) Interim Appointment of Director of Library and Community Services
Report
BACKGROUND
CalPERS rules generally prohibit hiring retired annuitants to permanent or regular staff positions without reinstatement from retirement. However, section 21221(h) of the Government Code provides a limited exception to allow a retiree to serve without reinstatement from retirement for a single interim appointment to a vacant managerial, executive or other unique position. Additionally, section 7522.56 of the Government Code provides that a CalPERS retiree is eligible for post-retirement employment no earlier than 180 days following his/her retirement date. However, the 180 day waiting period can be waived by a public agency by certifying the nature of the employment and that the appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position before the 180 days has passed.
Assistant City Manager Robert Walker will retire effective June 13, 2015 and his last day in office will be June 11, 2015. The Assistant City Manager position is an executive management position responsible for critical oversight of day-to-day departmental and Citywide operations. Staff has hired an executive recruiter to assist in filling this important vacancy, but anticipates that it may take up to one year to hire a qualified permanent employee. Due to the significant nature of the Assistant City Manager position, staff believes it is critical to hire an interim employee for the limited term of the recruitment, and has identified Jane Chambers, a CalPERS retiree with over thirty five years of municipal management experience, including eighteen years as a city manager or assistant city manager, as a suitable candidate.
Director of Library and Community Services Lisa Rosenblum will vacate her City position on July 2...
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