SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 40 reserve officers with the Sacramento Police Department have been released following a CalPERS audit that raised compliance issues with how the city was employing them.
The audit found that the City of Sacramento did not follow state rules for rehiring retired officers to part-time positions. Among the violations listed were retirees working too many hours, being paid outside approved ranges, or not waiting the required break time before being rehired.
“There are some people that are really heartbroken right now,” said Dustin Smith with the Sacramento Police Officers Association. “We’re talking about individuals that have spent 40, almost 50 years working for the City of Sacramento and giving to this community.”…