DATE: October 13, 2015
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Human Resources Director of Utilities & Environmental Services
SUBJECT
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Approval of Temporary Appointment of Solid Waste Manager (Report from Director of Human Resources Collins and Director of Utilities & Environmental Services Ameri)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts the attached resolution for an exception to the 180-day wait period for the hiring of CalPERS annuitants and to temporarily appoint Vera Dahle-Lacaze as a recent CalPERS annuitant to the position of Solid Waste Manager in the Utilities & Environmental Services Department.
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BACKGROUND
As of January 1, 2013, CalPERS requires a retired employee to wait for 180 days before accepting temporary employment with a CalPERS agency. Per Government Code 7522(f)(1), an exception to the 180-day waiting period may be made if the employer certifies the nature of the employment and that the appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position before 180 days have passed and the appointment has been approved by the governing body of the employer in a public meeting. The Government Code also limits compensation to the hourly rate for the position that is most closely related to the duties performed, in this case, the Solid Waste Manager classification. By law, temporary employees may not receive benefits, compensation in lieu of benefits, or any other form of compensation.
Vera Dahle-Lacaze has served as a Solid Waste Manager in the Utilities & Environmental Services Department for almost two decades and is responsible for a multitude of specialized assignments in the Solid Waste, Recycling, and other waste diversion activities. They include analy...
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