HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amended COVID-19 Leave Benefits for City Employees RESOLUTION NO. 21-196
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED COVID-19
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 were set to expire on December 31,2020;however,the City
Council made the decision to extend these benefits until February 28, 2021, and April 30, 2021,
because the federal government had not made a plan to introduce another similar package that would
provide additional benefits after December 31, 2020; and,
WHEREAS,as a similar plan has not yet been introduced,it is being requested that the existing
Amended Leave Policy be extended until June 30, 2021, or until such a time as a similar package is
approved at the federal level - whichever date is sooner.
WHEREAS, extending this Leave Policy will provide some level of relief to employees who
continue to be impacted by COVID-19.
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 June
30, 2021, or such a time as a similar package is approved at the federal level.
ADOPTED THIS 27th day of April, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27t1i day of April, 2021.