Salary costs are included in the Department's operating budget. There will be salary and employment tax payments for the hours provided up to approximately $25,000. These costs will be offset by savings due to the vacancy of the permanent position.

The Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013 requires that active members who retire on or after January 1, 2013 must wait 180 days after retirement before returning to work as a temporary employee. The Act also allows the Board, based on a finding that the appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position, to waive the 180-day "sit out" period.  
  
Ms. Elizabeth Arbuckle retired from the Office of the Sheriff effective March 28, 2019 after holding the position of Departmental Fiscal Officer within the Personnel and Finance Division since 2011. In that role, Ms. Arbuckle was responsible for providing financial management of a $243 million department budget, annual levies of police districts and zones, investments and other various required status reports.  
  
The Office of the Sheriff is actively recruiting to fill the vacant position, however due to the extensive background process needed in order to work for a law enforcement agency, the recruitment process is lengthy. All Office of the Sheriff employees, sworn and civilian, must pass the same extensive background review process prior to being hired by the Office of the Sheriff. While the Department moves forward with recruitment process, we need the experience, expertise and institutional knowledge of Ms. Arbuckle to continue to provide these services to our Department. It would be the Department's intent to keep Ms. Arbuckle until the recruitment to backfill the position could be completed and some cross training and succession planning is completed.  
  
  

Failure to receive Board approval will result in a significant negative impact in the Office of the Sheriff's Personnel and Finance Division's ability to provide financial management and other services for the Department.

No impact.