COUNCIL AGENDA: 5/2/2023
FILE NO:
ITEM:
23-633
3.3 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
AND CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: April 19, 2023
SUBJECT: FEDERATED CITY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT BOARD PUBLIC
MEMBER INTERVIEW
RECOMMENDATION
(a) Interview five applicants for appointment to the Public Member Seat of the Federated Retirement Board;
(b) Appoint one applicant as a Public Member of the Board of Administration for the Federated Retirement Plan Board to a term ending November 30, 2026; and (c) If a vacancy remains, direct the City Clerk to continue recruitment for any vacant positions.
OUTCOME
Appointment to the Federated City Employees’ Retirement Board Public Member Seat will allow for a fully constituted Board of Administration for the Board to continue conducting regular business.
BACKGROUND
The Board of Administration for the Federated City Employees’ Retirement System consists of seven members: four members of the public appointed by the City Council; two City employees, each from a different City department, who are members of the Federated City Employees’ Retirement System, and one retiree of the Federated City Employees’ Retirement System. There is currently one (1) vacancy for the Public Member seat on the Board of Administration for the Federated City Employees’ Retirement System Board for a term ending November 30, 2026.
San José Municipal Code Sections 2.08.1220 and 2.08.1020 requires each public member appointed to either Retirement Board to reside within a fifty-mile radius of San José City Hall, possess a high level of knowledge and expertise, and to possess at least twelve years of experience relevant to the administration of public retirement plan. Additionally, persons such as current and former city employees; current or former elected or appointed city officials; retired members of, or persons participating in or receiving benefits from the police and fire department retirement plan or federated city employees’ retirement system; a representative from any union or bargaining unit representing city employees; any immediate family member of a city employee or persons participating in or receiving benefits from the police and fire department retirement plan or the federated city employees’ retirement system are not eligible to serve as public members.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
April 19, 2023
Subject: Federated City Employees’ Retirement Board Public Member Interview
ANALYSIS
The Office of Retirement Services reviewed the applications and has confirmed all applicants have met the requirements set forth in San José Municipal Code Section 2.08.1020 for public members of the Board of Administration for the Federated Retirement Plan. All applicants have been invited to be interviewed by the City Council on May 2, 2023.
There are five applicants to the vacant public member position on the Board of Administration for the Federated Retirement Plan:
• Deborah Abbott
• Douglas Andrey
• John Cleveland
• Matthew Faulker
• Julian Ulrich Norbert Vogel
Candidate applications and any supporting documentation are attached to this memorandum.
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
A core duty of the Office of the City Clerk is to minimize vacancies on the Boards and Commissions.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The vacancies for the Public Member Seat were published on the Boards and Commissions vacancies by the Office of the City Clerk. This memorandum has been posted on the City Clerk’s website as part of the May 2, 2022 City Council Meeting Agenda.
COORDINATION
This memorandum has been coordinated with the Department of Retirement Services and the Office of the City Attorney.
BOARD RECOMMENDATION/INPUT
The recommended actions have no commission input or recommendation.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational & Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
April 19, 2023
Subject: Federated City Employees’ Retirement Board Public Member Interview
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni J. Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.