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RESOLUTION NO. 15-6962
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING ROBERT A.
BLACKWOOD AS INTERIM ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
AND APPROVING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 21221(h) permits the City Council to appoint a
California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS") retiree to a vacant position
requiring specialized skills during recruitment for a permanent appointment, and provides that
such appointment will not subject the retired person to reinstatement from retirement or loss of
benefits so long as it is a single appointment that does not exceed 960 hours in a fiscal year;
2015;
WHEREAS, the position of Assistant to the City Manager became vacant on May 29,
WHEREAS, to ensure the efficient continued operation of the City's Human Resources
Division, the City Council desires to retain the services of Robert A. Blackwood, a retired member
of Ca1PERS, to serve as Interim Assistant to the City Manager, effective June 5, 2015;
WHEREAS, Robert A. Blackwood has over thirty years of human resources management
experience with an extensive history in heading municipal human resources departments;
WHEREAS, pending the recruitment, selection and employment of an Assistant to the
City Manager, the City desires to appoint Robert A. Blackwood as Interim Assistant to the City
Manager, pursuant to the authority provided under Government Code Section 21221(h), to
provide the leadership, managerial and organizational skills necessary to manage the City's
Human Resources Division effectively and efficiently;
WHEREAS, it is understood by Robert A. Blackwood and the City that the combined
total hours to be served by Robert A. Blackwood in any fiscal year for all Ca1PERS employers
shall not exceed the 960 hour limitation set forth in California Government Code Section
21221(h); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed a proposed employment agreement, attached
as Exhibit A, by and between Robert A. Blackwood and the City of Hermosa Beach.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DECLARED, DETERMINED AND
ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. As required by Government Code Section 21221(h), the City Council
makes the following findings:
All facts set forth in the Recitals to this Resolution are true and correct; and
Robert A. Blackwood has the specialized skills needed to perform the work required of the
Interim Assistant to the City Manager until a permanent Assistant to the City Manager is
appointed and thereafter begins his or her service; and
It is in the best interests of the City of Hermosa Beach to enter into an employment
agreement with and to appoint Robert A. Blackwood as Interim Assistant to the City Manager for
the City of Hermosa Beach pursuant to the authority provided under Government Code Section
21221(h).
SECTION 2. Robert A. Blackwood is appointed as Interim Assistant to the City Manager
of the City of Hermosa Beach in accordance with Government Code Section 21221(h) and with the
provisions of the employment agreement on file with the City Clerk.
SECTION 3. The employment agreement with Robert A. Blackwood, a copy of which is
on file with the City Clerk, is approved by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach,
effective June 5, 2015.
SECTION 4. The Mayor is authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the City of
Hermosa Beach, with such technical amendments as may be deemed appropriate by the Mayor and
City Attorney.
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SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution;
shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions; and shall make a minute of the passage
and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council meeting at which the
same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND AD ED this 26th day o
/v
, 2015.
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the ity of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk
PPROVED A5 TO FORM:
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15-6962 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on May 26, 2015.
The vote was as follows:
AYES: Barragan, Fangary, Petty, Mayor Tucker
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: DiVirgilio
Dated May 26, 2015
Elaine Doerfling, City CI k