FROM: Christina Cintron, Chief of Member Services
SUBJECT: Returning Retiree Certification: Richard Hagen
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request to extend the employment of Richard Hagen from July 13, 2025, through January 16, 2027, due to an extreme necessity to continue his employment beyond the 18-month limit. The request meets the criteria set forth in SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032 "Retirees Returning to Work".
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BACKGROUND:
The California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 ("PEPRA") imposes specific restrictions on retirees who return to work with an employer in the same public retirement system from which they receive benefits. SBCERA's Board of Retirement ("the Board") policy on "Retirees Returning to Work" governs the criteria for re-employing retirees in compliance with PEPRA. When an employer seeks to re-employ an SBCERA retiree beyond 18 consecutive months, the request is subject to Board approval.
Richard Hagen retired from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on August 14, 2021, where he served as a Deputy Sheriff. In accordance with SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, "Retirees Returning to Work," he was approved by staff to return to limited-duration employment for an initial 18-month period, spanning from July 16, 2022, to January 12, 2024. Following this, the department requested - and the Board approved at its February 1, 2024 meeting - an additional 18-month extension through July 13, 2025. The Sheriff's Department is now requesting a further 18-month extension of Mr. Hagen's limited-duration employment through July 16, 2027, citing the extreme necessity of his continued service.
Mr. Hagen is currently serving as a POST-certified Deputy Sheriff assigned to Desert/Mountain Court Services. In this capacity, he performs essential courtroom and security duties, including providing judicial officer protection, arresting defendants remanded into custody, escorting inmates throughout the courthouse and in t...
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