HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10072014 - D.3RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. CONSIDER waiving the 180 day “sit out” period for Mr. Steven Jordan, Senior Capital Facilities Project
Manager, in the Public Works Department.
2. FIND that the appointment of Mr. Jordan is necessary to fill a critically needed position.
3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of retiree Steven Jordan as a temporary County employee for the period
of October 14, 2014 until vacant positions are filled and staff trained, not to exceed December 31, 2015, as
recommended by the Public Works Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Salary costs are included in the Department’s operating budget. There will be salary and employment tax payments
for the hours provided of approximately $55,540.00, for up to 900 hours per fiscal year. These costs will be offset by
savings due to the vacancy of the permanent position.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/07/2014 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: Jean Rounsaville,
925-313-2108
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: October 7, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:October 7, 2014
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. Jordan started working for the County as an Associate Architectural Engineer in 1988 and was an excellent
employee for the County during his tenure. While the Department continues with a recruitment effort to backfill this
and other positions within the Capital Projects Division, we need the knowledge of Mr. Jordan to continue to provide
services to our customer departments throughout the County. He was working on several critical projects for the
County at the time of his retirement including the Finance Building and the Regional Renewable Energy (solar)
Procurement Project which are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015. We do not have adequate
staffing in the Department to redistribute this work and sustain services. Mr. Jordan would help provide a level of
service to keep these projects moving forward. It would be the Department’s intent to keep Mr. Jordan until a
recruitment effort could be completed and some cross training and succession planning could be done.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to receive Board approval will result in a significant negative impact in the department’s ability to provide
necessary critical services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.