FROM: Colin Bishop, Chief of Member Services
SUBJECT: Returning Retiree Certification Carol Sittig
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request to extend re-employment of Carol Sittig as Child Welfare Services Manager of the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services Department Central Office, from November 11, 2020 to November 10, 2021, because there are circumstances that could not have been anticipated 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. Sittig retired on March 17, 2018 as a Child Welfare Services Manager from the County of San Bernardino Children and Family Services Department, and has been re-employed since May 11, 2019 in the Central Office. The employer cites Ms. Sittig's 19 years of experience as a Child Welfare Services Manager as being critical to the department, whose stated mission is to protect endangered children, preserve and strengthen their families, and develop alternative family settings. The department is requesting an additional 12-month extension through November 10, 2021 to help fill in for a recently vacated Child Welfare Services Manager position at the Placement Resources Division.
Ms. Sittig'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 Children and Family Services department has filed for an extension for her to continue working until Nov...
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