HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03122013 - SD.6RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. CONSIDER waiving the 180-day "sit-out period" for Steven Goetz, the Deputy Director for Redevelopment,
Transportation and Conservation Programs in the Department of Conservation and Development;
2. FIND that the appointment of Mr. Goetz is necessary to fill a critically needed position;
3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of county retiree Steven Goetz as a temporary County employee for the
period April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, as recommended by the Conservation and Development Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no impact to the County General Fund. Salary costs are included within the Department's operating
budget and will be 67,000 lower over the nine month period through December 31, 2013.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/12/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: 925-674-7726
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 12, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
SD. 6
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation & Development
Date:March 12, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Temporary Hire of County Retiree - Waiver of 180 day "sit out" Period
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.
Mr. Steve Goetz will be retiring effective March 30, 2013. Mr. Goetz is currently the Deputy Director for
Transportation, Conservation Programs and Redevelopment Programs. Mr. Goetz assumed responsibility of the wind
down of the County's Redevelopment Agency as well as the Successor Agency responsibilities, activities that were in
addition to his previous role overseeing transportation and conservation programs. The wind down of the
Redevelopment Agency and compliance with the Dissolution Act is very complex. During this period, Mr. Goetz will
be responsible for:
1. Obtaining a Finding of Completion for the Successor Agency from the State Department of Finance (DOF) for
meeting certain provisions of the Redevelopment Dissolution Act which will enable the Successor Agency to avoid
audit findings that could put the County's sales and use tax at risk and enable the Successor Agency to spend seven
million dollars in unspent bond proceeds of the former Redevelopment Agency. This includes concluding the Meet
and Confer process if the DOF determines that payments from the Successor Agency is required.
2. Obtaining approval from the DOF of the Recognized Obligations Payment Schedule for July to December 2013.
This includes the conclusion of Meet and Confer with the State Department of Finance.
3. Negotiating garbage rate agreements with Richmond Sanitary and the West Contra Costa Integrated Waste
Management Authority which is currently underway and will continue during the next six months.
4. Coordinating with the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority on the new franchise agreement process which
is currently underway.
With Mr. Goetz's retirement, the Department will be requesting a recruitment to fill the vacancy. The Department
expects the recruitment and hiring to take approximately 6-8 months which allows some additional weeks for training
and transition.
The wind down of the Redevelopment Agency and compliance with the Dissolution Act is very complex. The loss of
the Deputy Director with critical financial and project management capabilities will severely impact the ability of the
Department to carry out these important duties. As such, the Department requests the temporary hire of Mr. Steven
Goetz through December 31, 2013 to allow for recruitment and transition.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to receive Board approval may jeopardize the successful implementation of the Dissolution Act by the
Successor Agency.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speaker: Rollie Katz, Public Employees' Union Local One.