County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

§31522. Duties of board members; additional compensation
The official duties of elected board members who are employees of the county or a
district shall be included as part of their county or district employment and their board duties
shall normally take precedence over any other duties. The elected board members who are
county or district employees shall not receive any additional compensation by virtue of their
election to the board.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424, Sec. 1)
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 109 (A.B. 1766), Sec. 2 and 3)
§31522.1. Appointment of staff personnel; civil service or merit system; compensation
The board of retirement and both the board of retirement and board of investment
may appoint such administrative, technical, and clerical staff personnel as are required to
accomplish the necessary work of the boards. The appointments shall be made from eligible
lists created in accordance with the civil service or merit system rules of the county in which the
retirement system governed by the boards is situated. The personnel shall be county employees
and shall be subject to the county civil service or merit system rules and shall be included in
the salary ordinance or resolution adopted by the board of supervisors for the compensation of
county officers and employees.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 55, Sec. 1, Effective May 11, 1979)
§31522.2. Administrator
In a county in which the board of retirement or both the board of retirement and the
board of investment have appointed personnel pursuant to Section 31522.1, the respective
board or boards may elect to appoint an administrator as provided for in this section. The
position of the administrator shall not be subject to county civil service or merit system rules.
The person so appointed shall be a county employee and the position of administrator shall be
included in the salary ordinance or salary resolution adopted by the board of supervisors for
the compensation of county officers and employees. The administrator so appointed shall be
directed by, shall serve at the pleasure of, and may be dismissed at the will of, the appointing
board or boards. Specific charges, a statement of reasons, or good cause shall not be required as
a basis for dismissal of the administrator by the appointing board or boards.
This section shall not be operative in any county unless the board of supervisors, by
resolution adopted by majority vote, makes this section applicable in the county.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 188, Sec. 1, Effective July 23, 1987)
§31522.3. Assistant administrators; chief investment officers (San Diego, Sacramento, Kern,
San Joaquin, Marin)
(a) In a county in which the board of retirement or both the board of retirement and
the board of investment have appointed personnel pursuant to Section 31522.1, the respective
board or boards may elect to appoint assistant administrators and chief investment officers as
provided for in this section. The positions of the assistant administrators and chief investment
officers designated by the retirement board shall not be subject to county charter, civil service,
or merit system rules. The persons so appointed shall be county employees and shall be
included in the salary ordinance or salary resolution adopted by the board of supervisors for
the compensation of county officers and employees. The assistant administrators and chief
investment officers so appointed shall be directed by, shall serve at the pleasure of, and may
be dismissed at the will of, the appointing board or boards. Specific charges, a statement
of reasons, or good cause shall not be required as a basis for dismissal of the assistant
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