CC - 2021-11 - Appointing a Retired Annuitant to the Position of Interim Finance Director/Treasurer for a Limited Duration Pursuant to Govement Code Section 21221(h) RESOLUTION NO. 2021-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD APPOINTING A RETIRED ANNUITANT
TO THE POSITION OF INTERIM FINANCE
DIRECTOR/TREASURER FOR A LIMITED DURATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 21221(h)
WHEREAS, in compliance with Government Code Section 21221(h) of the Public
Employees' Retirement Law, the City of Rosemead must provide Ca1PERS this certification
resolution when hiring a retiree; and
WHEREAS, Paula Chamberlain is a retired annuitant as further detailed in the
Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Rosemead City Council, the City of Rosemead and Paula Chamberlain
certify that Paula Chamberlain has not and will not receive a Golden Handshake or any other
retirement-related incentive; and
WHEREAS, the Rosemead City Council hereby appoints Paula Chamberlain as an
interim retired annuitant to the vacant position of Interim Finance Director/Treasurer for the City
of Rosemead under Government Code Section 21221(h), effective March 10, 2021; and
WHEREAS, an appointment under Government Code Section 21221(h) requires an
active, publicly posted recruitment for a permanent replacement; and
WHEREAS, the current status of this recruitment is that the job opening for the
permanent position has been publicly posted, applications are being accepted and candidates are
being reviewed; and
WHEREAS, this Section 21221(h) appointment shall only be made once and therefore
will end no later than March 10, 2022 and as further detailed in the Employment Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the entire employment agreement, contract or appointment document
between Paula Chamberlain and the City of Rosemead has been reviewed by this body and is
attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, no matters, issues, terms or conditions related to this employment and
appointment have been or will be placed on a consent calendar; and
WHEREAS, the employment shall be limited to 960 hours per fiscal year except as may
be exempted under the Governor's State of Executive Order N-25-20;
WHEREAS, the compensation paid to retirees cannot be less than the minimum nor
exceed the maximum monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable
duties, divided by 173.333 to equal the hourly rate; and
WHEREAS, the maximum base salary for the position of Finance Director/Treasurer as
listed on a publicly available pay schedule is $13,557 per month and the hourly equivalent is
$78.21, and the minimum base salary for this position is $9,824 per month and the hourly
equivalent is $56.68; and
WHEREAS, the hourly rate paid to Paula Chamberlain will be $78.21 per hour; and
WHEREAS, Paula Chamberlain has not and will not receive any other benefit, incentive,
compensation in lieu of benefit or other form of compensation in addition to this hourly pay rate
as so provided in Government Code § 21221(h) and related Ca1PERS regulations and policy
statements; and
WHEREAS, the expenses related to the of hiring the Retired Annuitant have no net
impact to the General Fund, as the salary for this position is included in the adopted Fiscal Year
2020-21 budget; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rosemead
hereby certifies the nature of the appointment of Paula Chamberlain as described herein and that
this appointment is necessary to fill the critically needed position of Interim Finance
Director/Treasurer for the City of Rosemead by March 9, 2021, because the City has been unable
to fill this permanent position for various reasons and the City needs to ensure adequate staffing
during this state of emergency.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 9th day of March 2021.
Sandra Armenta, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Rachel Ric an, City Attorney Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution No. 2021-11, was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the
9th day of March, 2021, by the following vote,to wit:
AYES: ARMENTA, CLARK, DANG, LOW, LY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
a.
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk