RES-10834 Certification of Immediate Employment of Mohammad Jalai-FarahaniRESOLUTION NO. 10834
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE CERTIFYING THE NEED FOR
THE IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT OF
MOHAMMAD JALALI - FARAHANI (AMIR
FARAHANI) AS MANAGER - TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES /TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND WAIVER OF
THE 180 DAY WAIT PERIOD.
WHEREAS, Amir Farahani, Manager- Transportation Services /Traffic Engineer, has
announced his retirement from the City of Orange effective December 30, 2014; and
WHEREAS, a recruitment has begun but there has not been adequate time to fill this
critical position; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 21221(h) allows a retired employee to
continue to work for a public employer for a term not to exceed 960 hours in a 12 month period
under certain conditions and also provides for the maximum levels of compensation; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1) provides further that a retired
employee must wait 180 days before returning to work for a public employer, unless the City
Council certifies that due to the nature of the employment, the appointment of Amir Farahani is
necessary to fill a critically needed position before 180 days has passed since his retirement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Orange does hereby certify that the position of Manager- Transportation Services /Traffic
Engineer of the City of Orange is a critical position within the City structure; and
FURTHER, the City Council of the City of Orange certifies that it is necessary to
immediately appoint Amir Farahani to this position on an interim basis, by virtue of his 6 years
in the position as the City's Manager- Transportation Services /Traffic Engineer and over 28
years of municipal governmental engineering and traffic engineering experience to fill this
critical need as there is no other viable candidate who can immediately perform the
requirements of the position. This action meets the requirements of both Government Code
sections 21221(h) and 7522.56(f)(1).
ADOPTED this 9 day of December, 2014
Teresa E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Mary E u City Clerk, City ange
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day of December, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Alvarez, Smith, Murphy, Nichols
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Whitaker
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Mary E. M ity Clerk, Ci ge
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