HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15446 (Temporary Appointment of Anndora Lee)RESOLUTION NO. 15446
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: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
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Lindsay Lara, City Clerk