To: Board of Supervisors
From: Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title: Temporary Hire of a County Retiree and Waiver of the 180-Day "Sit-Out Period" for the Assessor's Office
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. CONSIDER waiving the 180-day "sit-out period" for Linda Martinez, Administrative Services Officer, for the Library Department.
2. FIND that the appointment of Linda Martinez is necessary to fill a critically needed position; and
3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of County retiree, Linda Martinez, as a temporary County employee for the period of March 5, 2024 through March 4, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Salary costs are included within the Department's budget. The total cost for the requested period is approximately $114,427.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013 requires that active members who retire on or after January 1, 2013 must wait 180 days after retirement before returning to work as a temporary employee. The Act also allows the Board, based on a finding that the appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position, to waive the 180 day "sit-out" period.
Ms. Martinez retired from County service on February 23, 2023 after 32 years of service. She was hired in the Library Department more than 10 years ago as its Administrative Services Officer for the budget and finance work unit.
The Library Department does not have staff to train a new Administrative Services Officer to oversee the annual budget process and the ongoing budget and finance work unit's ongoing responsibilities. The Library would like to hire Ms. Martinez as a temporary employee from March 5, 2024 through March 4, 2025 in order to train the newly hired Administrative Services Officer for the budget and finance work unit.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to receive Board approval will create additional strain on existing staff and will jeopardize the completion of the Libr...
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