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RESOLUTION NO. 15-6995
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING PETE BONANO AS
INTERIM FIRE CHIEF AND APPROVING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 21221(h) permits the City Council to appoint
California Public Employees' Retirement System ("Ca1PERS") 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;
WHEREAS, the position of Fire Chief became vacant on October 4, 2015;
WHEREAS, to ensure the efficient continued operation of the City's Fire Department, the
City Council desires to retain the services of Pete Bonano, a retired member of CalPERS, to
as Interim Fire Chief, effective October 14, 2015;
WHEREAS, Pete Bonano has over thirty years of fire service management
with an extensive history in heading municipal fire departments;
WHEREAS, pending the recruitment, selection and employment of a Fire Chief, the
desires to appoint Pete Bonano as Interim Fire Chief, pursuant to the authority provided
Government Code Section 21221(h), to provide the leadership, managerial and organizational
skills necessary to manage the City's Fire Department effectively and efficiently;
WHEREAS, it is understood by Pete Bonano and the City that the combined total hours to
be served by Pete Bonano 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,
as Exhibit A, by and between Pete Bonano and the City of Hermosa Beach.
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:
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All facts set forth in the Recitals to this Resolution are true and correct; and
Pete Bonano has the specialized skills needed to perform the work required of the Intei
Fire Chief until a permanent Fire Chief 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 Pete Bonano as Interim Fire Chief for the City of Hermosa Beach
pursuant to the authority provided under Government Code Section 21221(h).
SECTION 2. Pete Bonano is appointed as Interim Fire Chief 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 Pete Bonano, a copy of which is on file
with the City Clerk, is approved by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, effective
October 14, 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.
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 ADOPTED this 13th day of October, 2015.
PRESID
City Clerk
the City Council andJMAYOR of the City of Hermosa beach, Calitorma
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ity 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. 15-6995 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 October 13, 2015.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Fangary, Tucker, Mayor Petty
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
DiVirgilio
ABSTAIN:
None
Dated: October 14, 2015
Elaine Doerfling, City Cler