For City Council Meeting May 28, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8230 Appointing an Interim Police Captain and Approve the Employment Agreement with Mr. Andrew Karol, Retired Rialto Police Captain.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council Approve the Resolution No. 8230 appointing Mr. Andrew Karol as the Interim Police Captain and approve the Employment Agreement.
BACKGROUND
On May 28. 2024, staff requested Council approval to proceed with the recruitment of a Police Captain. One of two Police Captains has announced his acceptance of an executive sworn police position with another city, effective on June 2, 2024, leaving the City with an immediate need for a seasoned professional to serve as Interim Police Captain, while the City conducts its internal recruitment to formally and permanently fill the vacancy.
Mr. Andrew Karol, retired Rialto Police Captain, with over twenty-three years experience as a police officer, is available to assist the City in an interim capacity. Mr. Karol possesses extensive experience in the field of police work including command, administration and reporting, crime prevention and patrol, narcotics, property and evidence, community relations, grants, records, communications, traffic, animal control, internal affairs and investigations.
Mr. Karol is a retiree under the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). In that regard, to remain retired, Mr. Karol can only work for Rialto, a CalPERS employer, pursuant to a retired annuitant appointment and related restrictions including work limited to 960 hours in a fiscal year and compensation at the hourly rate of a regular employee in the same capacity.
In addition, CalPERS requires the City have an active recruitment for the permanent Police Captain position, as stipulated in Government C...
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