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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LONG BEACH APPROVING THE EXCEPTION TO THE
180-DAY W AIT PERIOD GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS
7522.56 AND 21224, FOR RETIRED ANNUITANT FRANCINE
S. WIEGELMAN
WHEREAS, in compliance with Government (Gov.) Code section 7522.56 of the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, the City of Long Beach must provide CalPERS this certification resolution when hiring a retiree before 180 days has passed since their retirement date; and
WHEREAS, Francine Wiegelman, CalPERS ID 5724827087, retired from the City of Long Beach in the position of Assistant City Controller, effective December 26, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Gov. Code section 7522.56 requires that post-retirement employment commence no earlier than 180 days after the retirement date, which is June 24, 2023, without this certification resolution; and
WHEREAS, Gov. Code section 7522.56 provides that this exception to the 180-day wait period shall not apply if the retiree accepts any retirement-related incentive; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, the City Manager, the City of Long Beach, and Francine Wiegelman, certify that Francine Wiegelman has not and will not receive a Golden Handshake or any other retirement-related incentive; and WHEREAS, the City Manager with City Council approval hereby appoints Francine Wiegelman, as an extra help retired annuitant to perform the duties of the Retired Annuitant – Specialized Support which are comparable to the duties of Special Projects Officer for the City of Long Beach under Government Code Section 21224, effective January RES-23-0008
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
18, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the appointment letter between Francine Wiegelman and the City of Long Beach has been reviewed by this body and is attached herein; and WHEREAS, no matters, issues, terms, or conditions related to this employment and appointment have been or will be placed on a consent calendar; and WHEREAS, the employment shall be limited to 960 hours per fiscal year for all CalPERS employers; and
WHEREAS, the c ompensation paid to retirees cannot be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties, divided by 173.333 to equal the hourly rate; and WHEREAS, the maximum base salary for this position is $20,000 monthly and the hourly equivalent is $115.38, and the minimum base salary for this position is $2,500 monthly and the hourly equivalent is $14.42; and
WHEREAS, the hourly rate paid to Francine Wiegelman will be $67.754; and WHEREAS, Francine Wiegelman has not and will not receive any other benefit, incentive, compensation in lieu of benefit or other form of compensation in addition to this hourly pay rate;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby certifies the nature of the appointment of Francine Wiegelman as described herein and detailed in the attached appointment letter and that this appointment is necessary to f ill the critically needed position of Retired Annuitant – Specialized Support, for the City of Long Beach by January 18, 2023, for the purpose of transferring her knowledge to staff and train her replacement in the areas of Legacy Payroll System, MOUs and all payroll reporting requirements and regulations. She will also document the intricacies and background of the payroll processes that she has managed, in addition to serving as a critical back -up to stabilize operations within the Financial Management Department. If the 180-day exception is not authorized, the City of 3 GJA:bg A22-03714 (12-6-2022)
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
Long Beach may be out of compliance with State regulations and fail to meet State - mandated reporting requirements resulting in financial penalties.
Section 2. Francine Wiegelman has acquired the relevant experience and specialized skills from their employment with the City of Long Beach as an Assistant City Controller. Ms. Wiegelman has over 20 years of payroll experience with the City that includes implementing and ensuring compliance wit h federal, state, CalPERS and other requirements related to payroll. She is also technically proficient in the use of the legacy payroll system and has worked with TID on configuration, updating, and testing of the system. Due to her knowledge and familiar ity with the many City labor MOUs, she has experience in the necessary changes required in the payroll system to ensure accurate payroll processing.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. ///
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28 I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of ____ J_a_n_ua_ry_1_7 _____ , 2023, by the following vote:
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January 3, 2023
Francine S. Wiegelman
Dear Ms. Wiegelman:
It is my pleasure to make you a conditional offer of employment as a Retired Annuitant-Specialized Support in the Financial Management Department. Your appointment as a PERS retired annuitant will be effective at a mutually agreed upon date, at an hourly rate of $67.754, contingent upon approval by the Human Resources Director and City Council.
As a PERS retired annuitant, you are limited to 960 hours during the PERS fiscal yea r (July 1 through June 30) and will not receive any other benefit, incentive, compensation in lieu of benefit or other forms of compensation in addition to your hourly pay rate . It will be your responsibility to monitor your hours so that they do not exceed the 960-hour limit.
If you accept this conditional offer of employment, please sign, and return this offer letter to Monica Dennis, Administrative Analyst in the Financial Management Department.
If have any questions, please direct them to Anna Reyes, Administrative Officer in the Department of Financial Management. She can be reached at 562-570-6688.
On behalf of the department staff, we look forward to continuing to work with you.
Sincerely,
Thomas B. Modica
City Manager
I hereby acknowledge receipt of this offer of employment:
_____________________________________ ________________________ Francine S. Wiegelman Date
Office of the City Manager
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 10th Floor
(562) 570-6711
CITY OF
LONG BEACH