DATE:
April 22, 2025
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TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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APPROVAL OF THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF WILLIAM MORGAN IN THE CRITICALLY NEEDED POSITION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS, BEFORE 180-DAYS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DATE OF RETIREMENT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego's Assistant Director, Department of Public Works (DPW), William Morgan, retired on March 7, 2025, and will receive a pension from the San Diego County Employees' Retirement Association (SDCERA). The Assistant Director, DPW is a critically needed position and William Morgan has agreed to return as a retiree-rehire on May 2, 2025, until the Assistant Director position is filled and will provide necessary onboarding transition support to the successful candidate. DPW's Assistant Director is a critical position that reports directly to the Director of DPW. William Morgan has the expertise and ability to fill this executive position in DPW. The recruitment for Assistant Director is in progress and anticipated to be filled by the end of Summer 2025.
According to California Government Code section 7522.56, any retired person receiving a pension from a public retirement system shall not be employed by an employer in the same retirement system for a period of 180 days following the date of retirement. An exception to this rule is when the employer certifies the nature of the employment, and that the appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position before 180 days have passed since the date of retirement. Such appointment must be approved by the governing body of the employer in a public meeting.
This is a request to approve the employment of William Morgan as a retiree-rehire Assistant Director of DPW to perform work of limited duration and which is critically needed before 180 days have passed since Mr. Morgan's retirement date. Mr. Morgan possess strong institutional knowledge having served as DPW's previous Interim Director, Assistant Director,...
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