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File #: 2019-01136    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/25/2019 In control: City Council - 5PM
On agenda: 10/1/2019 Final action:
Title: (Housing Authority) Authorization to Hire a Staff Aide
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(Housing Authority) Authorization to Hire a Staff Aide
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File ID: 2019-01136

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Location: Citywide

Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Pass a Motion certifying the critical need for a temporary staff aide to be appointed on
or before October 2, 2019; 2) adopt a Housing Authority Resolution: a) certifying the need to appoint David Levin as a staff aide on October 2, 2019; and b) authorizing the Executive Director of the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency to approve the appointment letter with David Levin; and 3) adopt a Housing Authority Resolution certifying the need to appoint David Levin as a staff aide on October 2, 2019.

Contact: James Shields, Director of Administration, (916) 440-1319, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

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Presenter: James Shields, Director of Administration, (916) 440-1319, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Housing Authority Resolution - Appointment
3-Exhibit A - Appointment Letter
4-Housing Authority Resolution - Certification



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 at a public agency. This waiting period can be waived should the public agency determine there is a critical need to fill a specific position. This report is requesting that the Housing Authority waive the 180-day wait period and authorize the hire of David Levin as a staff aide.

David Levin, General Counsel for the Agency, retired from his position on October 1, 2019. Mr. Levin has a unique skill set and familiarity with the operations and requirements of the Agency's legal department. As a result, it is critical that he begin work as a retired annuitan...

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