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Council exempts CalPERS waiting period to retain retired art coordinator for downtown public‑art master plan

3290857 · May 14, 2025
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Council adopted a resolution exempting the 180‑day CalPERS waiting period so the Community Services Department can hire retired employee Jennifer Goddard on a limited, two‑year basis to oversee a public art master plan; the resolution passed 7–0 and funding will come from existing departmental savings.

The City Council voted to adopt a resolution exempting the CalPERS 180‑day waiting period so the Community Services Department may hire retired employee Jennifer Goddard as a retired annuitant to continue work on the Reimagine Downtown public art program.

Deputy Director Janet Palaios told the council that Goddard led the downtown Reimagine project since its inception and that…

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