For City Council Meeting [January 12, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting City Manager
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7694 Appointing an Interim Community Development Director and Approving the Employment Agreement with Alexander Hamilton.
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BACKGROUND
In September 2020, the City launched a recruitment for a permanent Community Development Director, following the resignation of the incumbent employee from the City. An initial review of applicants and testing process did not result in a job offer. The recruitment remains open and is anticipated to attract a broader pool of candidates as we enter the new year. Assuming there is a successful candidate in the applicant pool, a new Community Development Director could be selected and onboarded in approximately six months.
Karen Peterson, Planning Manager, has been serving as the Acting Community Development Director. Ms. Peterson's management of the Planning Division including both current and future development is of the utmost importance at this time; as a result, Ms. Peterson will fully resume her duties within the Planning Division.
The City has an immediate need for an Interim Community Development Director. Mr. Alexander Hamilton, former Community Development Director for the cities of Montebello and Commerce, is available to assist the City in an interim capacity. Mr. Hamilton possesses extensive experience in the field of community development including planning, building, economic development and successor to redevelopment activities.
Mr. Hamilton is a retiree under the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). In that regard, to remain retired, Mr. Hamilton 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 capacit...
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