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File #: 2019-01170    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/31/2019 In control: City Council - 5PM
On agenda: 8/27/2019 Final action:
Title: Authorization to Hire a Staff Aide
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Authorization to Hire a Staff Aide
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File ID: 2019-01170

Location
Location: Citywide

Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution 1) certifying the critical need to appoint Yvonne A. Riedlinger as a temporary Staff Aide on August 31, 2019; 2) waiving the 180-day wait period for Yvonne A. Riedlinger to begin working as a retired annuitant; and 3) authorizing the City Clerk to appoint Yvonne A. Riedlinger as a Staff Aide.

Contact: Shelley Banks-Robinson, Human Resources Director, (916) 808-5541, Department of Human Resources

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Presenter: None

Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Appointment Letter
3-City Resolution
4-CalPERS Resolution



Description/Analysis

Issue Detail: Assembly Bill 340, the Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013, also known as PEPRA, was signed into law on September 12, 2012 and went into effect on January 1, 2013. PEPRA created Government Code Section 7522.56, which requires public agency retirees to wait 180 days after retirement before returning to work for a public agency. This waiting period can be waived should the City Council determine it is critical to fill a specific position. Therefore, this request is before Council for approval.

Yvonne A. Riedlinger, Program Analyst, overseeing the Neighborhood Services Department, retired from her position from the City of Sacramento on July 12, 2019. Yvonne A. Riedlinger has a unique skill set and familiarity with citywide programs so the City needs her to immediately work on programs including:

* Creation of the Community Engagement Division in the Office of Innovation and Economic Development.
* Transition and development of enhanced neighborhood engagement support in the Office of the City Clerk.

Policy Considerations: The City Council may waive the 180-day waiting period for retired annuitants.

Economic Impacts: None.

Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities and governmental fiscal activities tha...

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