REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Resolution for an Exception to the 180 Day Waiting Period To Appoint A Retired Annuitant To Serve as Temporary Extra Help (Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224)
Report
BACKGROUND
Generally, the Public Employment Retirement Law (PERL) requires that retired annuitants serve a 180-day wait period before working in a retired annuitant position. However, the PERL also provides for exceptions to this waiting period if certain criteria are met and the governing body of the public agency adopts a non-consent calendar resolution at a public meeting approving the appointment as a critically needed position before the 180 days has passed. The adoption of the resolution allows the employer to hire a retired annuitant to perform work of a limited duration, such as specialized work and limited term complex projects.
There are two types of post-retirement appointments possible under Govt. Code Section 7522.56: 1) Extra help retired annuitants hired to perform work of limited duration such as special projects (Govt. Code Section 21224); and 2) Appointment to a vacant position on an interim basis while a permanent replacement is being recruited (an active recruitment must be in place for this type of appointment, and the appointment must end when the replacement is hired, Govt. Code Section 21221(h)).
DISCUSSION
John Roukema is the Chief Electric Utility Officer. Mr. Roukema will retire December 28, 2018, after 38 years of dedicated service to the City. The City will hire a new Chief Electric Utility Officer, but Mr. Roukema's vast institutional knowledge and special skills will greatly assist City staff with immediate pending projects and the Department's strategic plan and its implementation.
Mr. Roukema is willing to be appointed to a limited term retired annuitant position to provide critical planning and strategic consultation to the City for the highly specialized and heavily regulated area of electric utility generati...
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