FROM: Colin Bishop, Chief of Member Services
SUBJECT: Returning Retiree Certification Andrew Antekeier
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request to extend re-employment of Andrew Antekeier as Safety Unit Extra Help-Background Investigator for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, from April 3, 2020 to April 3, 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:
Mr. Antekeier retired on July 22, 2017 as a Sheriff's Deputy from the County of San Bernardino Sheriff's Department and has been re-employed for the past two years as a Safety Unit Extra Help-Background Investigator. There are approximately 350 current vacancies in the Sheriff's Department and the Prison Law Office (PLO) has now mandated the hiring of numerous additional Correctional Medical staff via a court order, which was unforeseen. The department contends that Mr. Antekeier's special skills are critical to ensure compliance with the court order and to meet hiring demands on a temporary basis.
Mr. Antekeier's initial post-retirement employment began in March 2018, 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. Accordingly, the Sheriff's department has filed for an extension for him to continue working until April 3, 2021. (Mr. Antekeier's previous certification was set to expire on March 30, 2020, but it was extended pursuant to SBCERA Board of Retirem...
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