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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD Reemployment of Retiree Within 180 Days of Retirement____________________________________________________________________________________ FOR CITY CLERK ONLY Council Meeting: 07/21/2025 Disposition: Resolution 15446 Agenda Item No: 6.a Meeting Date: July 21, 2025 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Department: Police Department Prepared by: Roy Leon, Police Captain City Manager Approval: ____________ TOPIC: REEMPLOYMENT OF RETIREE WITHIN 180 DAYS OF RETIREMENT SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF ANNDORA LEE, FORMER COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER, TO PROVIDE CRITICALLY NEEDED SERVICES OF A COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER FOR THE SAN RAFAEL POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7522.56(f)(1) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the above-referenced resolution, certify and authorize the contingent hire of retired City of San Rafael employee, Anndora Lee, for a duration not to exceed 960 hours per fiscal year. BACKGROUND: California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1) requires the City of San Rafael to certify the necessity of employing a retired individual within 180 days of their retirement in order to perform critically needed services. The San Rafael Police Department’s Communications Center operates 24 hours a day and provides essential public safety services. Currently, the Communications Center is understaffed by two positions. Despite ongoing recruitment efforts by both the Police Department and the Human Resources Department, the Communications Center remains understaffed due to employee attrition and the extensive training period required for new dispatchers. As a result, the Communications Center is increasingly dependent on mandatory overtime to maintain adequate staffing levels, placing additional strain on existing staff. ANALYSIS: The proposed contingent hire of retired City of San Rafael employee Anndora Lee is a strategic response to critical staffing shortages within the San Rafael Police Department Communications Center. This recommendation is grounded in compliance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), which permits the reemployment of retirees within 180 days of retirement when essential services are at risk. SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2 Anndora Lee brings over three decades of institutional knowledge and operational expertise, making her an ideal candidate to temporarily bridge the staffing gap. Her limited-term appointment, capped at 960 hours per fiscal year, would provide immediate relief to the current workforce, reduce overtime burdens, and help ensure the continued delivery of critical public safety services. The San Rafael Police Department notified the San Rafael Police Association, which represents Communications Dispatchers, of its intention to rehire Anndora Lee, and the association did not object to it. Overall, this recommendation presents a practical, legally compliant, and cost-effective solution to address urgent staffing needs while long-term recruitment efforts continue. FISCAL IMPACT: There will be no fiscal impact resulting from this action. The associated costs will be absorbed through currently budgeted vacant positions within the Communications Center. OPTIONS: The City Council has the following options to consider on this matter: 1. Certify the necessity and authorize the contingent hire. 2. Do not authorize the contingent hire. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to certify and authorize the contingent hire of retired City of San Rafael employee, Anndora Lee, for a duration not to exceed 960 hours per fiscal year. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF ANNDORA LEE, FORMER COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER, TO PROVIDE CRITICALLY NEEDED SERVICES OF A COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER FOR THE SAN RAFAEL POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7522.56(f)(1) WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1) requires that a retiree may only be appointed to a position within 180 days of retirement if the governing body of the employer certifies the nature of the employment and that the appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position before 180 days have passed, and such appointment is approved in an open public meeting and not on a consent calendar; and WHEREAS, the San Rafael Police Department’s Communications Center operates 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, and provides essential emergency communications services to the public and first responders; and WHEREAS, the Communications Center is currently critically understaffed due to two dispatcher vacancies, ongoing recruitment challenges, and the extensive training period required for new hires; and WHEREAS, these staffing shortages have resulted in mandatory overtime for existing employees, posing risks to employee well-being, service quality, and the Department’s ability to maintain uninterrupted emergency communications; and WHEREAS, Anndora Lee is a former City of San Rafael Communications Dispatcher who retired in good standing and possesses over three decades of operational knowledge and experience in the role; and WHEREAS, her temporary reemployment is necessary to ensure continuity of critically needed services in the Communications Center during this period of staffing instability, and the employer certifies the nature of the employment and that the appointment is necessary; and WHEREAS, the City Council affirms that this appointment has been placed on the regular agenda of a public meeting and not on a consent calendar, in full compliance with Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1); and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael finds the foregoing recitals to be true and correct, certifies that former Communications Dispatcher Anndora Lee can provide the critically needed services of a communications dispatcher, and hereby authorizes the Police Chief to appoint Anndora Lee to serve as a communications dispatcher, provided her services do not exceed 960 hours in Fiscal Year 2025-26 and her rate of pay is compliant with Government Code Section 7522.56(d). I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday, the 21st day of July 2025, by the following vote to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: _______________________ LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk