HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Extension of COVID Leave Benefits to City Employees RESOLUTION NO. 20-651
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXTENSION OF
COVID LEAVE BENEFITS TO CITY EMPLOYEES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS,on March 23,2020,Ames City Council approved an Amended Leave Policy for
City employees; and,
WHEREAS, the Amended Policy provided up to 80 hours of special COVID-19 leave for
employees and it provided 2/3 pay for employees covered under the Family Medical Leave Act
(FMLA) for up to an additional 400 hours when the employee needed to care for children due to a
pandemic-related school closure; and,
WHEREAS, the Policy fully complies with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
(FFCRA); and,
WHEREAS,the amended benefits are set to expire on December 31, 2020, and currently the
federal government has not made a plan to introduce another similar package that would provide
additional benefits after December 31; and,
WHEREAS, staff is requesting that the existing Amended Leave Policy be extended until
February 28, 2021, or until such a time as a similar package is approved at the federal level -
whichever date is sooner; and,
WHEREAS, extending the Leave Policy will provide some level of relief to employees who
continue to be impacted by COVID-19, and it is in line with the provisions set forth by other local
governments in the area, including Story County.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the extension of the COVID Leave Benefit Policy for City employees is hereby approved through
February 28, 2021, or such a time as a similar package is approved at the federal level.
ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of December, 2020.
Dian-FTC Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22" day of December, 2020.