The city manager shall appoint a retirement system manager who shall serve as secretary of the board and secretary of the commission. Subject to the provisions of section 388, the retirement system manager shall have full authority under the Charter and such general ordinances as may be lawfully adopted by the city council to determine when and to what extent members may receive or may continue to receive benefits of any type or kind under the retirement system. All claims for benefits payable by the Sacramento City Employees' Retirement System, and claims for refunds under former (1989) Charter section 436, shall be filed with the retirement system manager. The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures to be followed by the retirement system manager in matters relating to his or her duties.
The retirement system manager, with the approval of the city council, may contract to obtain such services and advice as are necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to this Charter. (Amended June 6, 1989)