FROM: Christina Cintron, Chief of Member Services
SUBJECT: Returning Retiree Certification: Nancy Rios
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request to extend the employment of Nancy Rios from May 4, 2025, through October 30, 2026, due to an extreme necessity to continue her 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.
Nancy Rios retired on March 25, 2023, from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, where she served as a Deputy Sheriff. In accordance with SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, "Retirees Returning to Work," she was approved by staff to return to employment for an initial 18-month period beginning November 4, 2023, through May 3, 2025. The Sheriff's Department is now requesting an extension of Ms. Rios' employment through October 30, 2026, due to the extreme necessity for her continued service.
Ms. Rios is currently assigned as a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)-certified Deputy Sheriff at East Valley Court Services. In this capacity, she performs essential courtroom and security duties, including providing judicial officer protection, arresting defendants remanded into custody, escorting inmates throughout the courthouse and in the holding area, applying and removing restraints, maintaining order within holding areas, and ensuring overall courthouse security in both public and restricted spaces. Each courtroom requi...
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