FROM: Christina Cintron, Chief of Member Services
SUBJECT: Returning Retiree Certification: Jarrod Burns
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request to extend the employment of Jarrod Burns from March 7, 2026 through April 7, 2027, in accordance with SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, Retirees Returning to Work.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) establishes limitations for retirees returning to work in the same retirement system from which they receive a pension. Under SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, extensions beyond 18 consecutive months of re-employment must be approved by the Board of Retirement and are permitted only under conditions of Extreme Necessity and for a Limited Duration.
Jarrod Burns retired from San Bernardino County as a Sheriff's Department Sergeant on March 25, 2023, after approximately 25.5 years of service. On April 4, 2024, the Board of Retirement granted Mr. Burns a service-connected disability retirement.
Pursuant to SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, Section II.A.1(b)(vi), when a retiree receiving a disability benefit seeks re-employment, the employer must certify that the position is not the same position from which the member retired and does not include duties or activities the retiree was restricted from performing at the time of disability retirement.
In compliance with Policy No. 032, Mr. Burns completed a Returning Disabled Retiree Questionnaire and submitted documentation confirming that he has been medically cleared to perform work in an office setting. Based on the duties described by the employer in both the original certification request and the current extension request, the proposed re-employment is not the same position from which he retired and does not include duties he was restricted from performing at the time of his service-connected disability retirement.
Mr. Burns' original Returning Retiree Certification in a Safety Unit Extra Help classification was ap...
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