THE HONORABLE SHENG THAO • MAYOR OF OAKLAND
CITY HALL • 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA • OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 • (510) 238-3141 • [email protected] Letter of Reappointment
July 18, 2023
Dear President Bas and members of the City Council:
Pursuant to City Charter Section 601, the Mayor has reappointed the following persons as members of the following board or commission, subject to City Council confirmation:
Police and Fire Retirement Board
Jaime Godfrey to the Police and Fire Retirement Board in the seat designated for a Bank Representative to serve a five-year term that began June 23, 2023 and ends June 22, 2028, filling a seat vacated by himself.
Walter Johnson, Sr. to the Police and Fire Retirement Board in the seat designated for a Community Representative to serve a five-year term that began May 2, 2023 and ends May 1, 2028, filling a seat vacated by himself.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Mayor Sheng Thao
Walter L Johnson Sr.
Walter L. Johnson, Sr .
Objective
As a retired Senior Executive, I am seeking an Executive position that will utilize and challenge my skills while enabling me to provide valuable contributions to my employer.
Professional Summary
A broadly experienced Senior Executive professional with concentrated experience in management and administrative services. Major strengths include problem solving, project management, planning, budgeting, human resources, secretary for governing boards, risk management (workers compensation/general liability and insurance), recruitment, labor negotiation, staff supervision, training, labor relations, benefit administration, payroll administration (active/retired employees), safety and loss control programs.
Professional
Experience
Director of Retirement System 2003-2004
Employed as a Department Head for the City of Oakland.
Responsibilities included administering the contracted Public Employees Retirement Systen1 and the City's local safety and civilian retirement plans. Provided administrative support for the Retirement Boards and prepared minutes of the meetings. Prepared the administrative and retirement systems budgets, prepared and issued annual financial statements, provided actuarial reports to the Boards of the funding status of their systems, and issued 2,100 retiree monthly checks.
Directo
r of Human Resources 1999-2003
Employed as a Department Head for the City of Oakland.
Responsibilities were to oversee the Human Resources Department and administer the active and retired payrolls (issuance of 2,100 retiree checks and 6,800 active checks), labor relations, maintained compliance with the City Charter and other risk management. and labor regulations, benefits administration, employees’ assistance, training, recruitment, retirement systems, risk management, workers' compensation, safety and loss control programs, insurance, general liabilities, contract negotiation, budgeting and issuance of annual financial statements.
Director of Retirement and Risk Management 1993-1999
Employed as a Department Head for the City of Oakland
The Risk Management Division was transferred to the Retirement Office and all of the duties and responsibilities previously mentioned under the Director of Human Resources were assumed.
Director of Retirement Systems
Employed as a Department Head for the City of Oakland
The same duties and responsibilities are stated above.
1972
-1993
Education
Bachelor of Administration in Management, Saint Mary's College, Moraga, California Associate of Arts in Hotel and Restaurant Management, City College of San Francisco, California
References will be provided upon request
Jaime T Godfrey
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR’S REAPPOINTMENTS OF
JAIME GODFREY AND WALTER JOHNSON SR. AS MEMBERS OF THE
POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT BOARD
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirma tion by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Oakland City Charter, Article XXVI establishes the Police and Fire Retirement Board to manage and administer the Police and Fire Retirement System, which provides retirement benefits for certain sworn police and fire personnel; and WHEREAS, Section 2601 of the City Charter provides that the Police and Fire Retirement Board consists of seven members including, among others, a life insurance executive of a local office, a senior officer of a local bank, and a community representative; and WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Sheng Thao has reappointed Jaime Godfrey to serve a five-year term on the Police and Fire Retirement Board in the seat designated for a bank representative pursuant to Section 2601 of the City Charter, subject to confirmation by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Sheng Thao has reappointed Walter Johnson, Sr. to serve a five-year term on the Police and Fire Retirement Board in the seat designated for a community representative pursuant to Section 2601 of the City Charter, subject to confirmation by the City Council; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that pursuant to City Charter sections 601 and 2601, the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor’s reappointment of:
2 Jaime Godfrey to the Police and Fire Retirement Board in the seat designated for a bank representative to serve a five-year term that began June 23, 2023 and ends June 22, 2028, filling a seat previously held by himself.
Walter Johnson, Sr. to the Police and Fire Retirement Board in the seat designated for a Community Representative to serve a five-year term that began May 2, 2023 and ends May 1, 2028, filling a seat previously held by himself.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO,
JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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