FROM: Colin Bishop, Chief of Member Services
SUBJECT: Returning Retiree Certification: Linda Maese
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request to extend re-employment of Linda Maese as Public Service Employee of the District Attorney's Office, from May 11, 2020 to May 7, 2021, because an extreme necessity exists to continue the retiree's employment beyond the 18-Month limit, and thus the standards of SBCERA Board Benefits Policy No. 032: "Retirees Returning to Work," have been met.
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BACKGROUND:
Ms. Maese retired on December 26, 2015 as an Office Assistant III from the County of San Bernardino Victorville District Attorney's Office and has been re-employed since August 31, 2019 as a Public Service Employee (PSE). Ms. Maese has had extensive training on multiple duties and internal office systems with the District Attorney's Office, and the department contends her skills are critical to help multiple units to process all the backlog of cases due to a two-month COVID-19 office closure.
Ms. Maese's initial post-retirement employment began after the implementation of the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), which placed additional restrictions on retirees returning to work. In April 2018, the Board approved an updated version of its policy on "Retirees Returning to Work," which changed some of the processes for reviewing and permitting extensions for the re-employment of retirees, notably adding a provision for Board approval when the period of employment was either not specified or greater than 18 months. Ms. Maese's original reemployment period was certified to begin on August 31, 2019, and scheduled to end on May 8, 2020, but was extended pursuant to SBCERA Board of Retirement Resolution 2020 - 003, which provided for an extension for retirees with certifications expiring between March 4, 2020 and June 4, 2020.
Additionally, based on her original reemployment date of August 31, 2019, Ms. Maese's 18-month duration expirat...
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