HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Update to the City Sick Leave Policy RESOLUTION NO. 21-508
RESOLUTION APPROVING UPDATE TO THE CITY SICK LEAVE POLICY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020,the City Council approved an Amended Leave Policy for
City staff, which provided special leave for absences related to COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS,the Amended Policy allowed employees to use any form of accrued and unused
paid leave to cover absences related to COVID-19 once the special leave was unavailable, and this
provision applied to employees and their immediate family members requiring care or supervision;
and,
WHEREAS,the federal provisions requiring special COVID-19 leave expired December 31,
2020,and the City Council approved three extensions of the City's policy for COVID leave,and the
leave finally expired for City employees on June 30, 2021; and,
WHEREAS,under the current Policy,any employee with a COVID-related absence may use
their sick leave for personal illness or the allotted family sick leave time for care of close family
members; and,
WHEREAS, family sick leave is capped at a specific number of hours per employee, per
year; and,
WHEREAS, COVID-19 quarantine and isolation protocols can result in employees being
away for their own quarantine or to care for a family member in quarantine for a substantial number
of days; and,
WHEREAS, because these isolations for family members can easily exceed the number of
days of available family sick leave, it is proposed that the City's Sick Leave Policy be amended to
provide coverage for any COVID-19-related absence for the employee or any close family member
who requires care or supervision; and,
WHEREAS, under this change, any COVID-19 related absences would not impact Family
Sick Leave amounts; and,
WHEREAS, it is proposed that this Policy be effective retroactively to July 1, 2021, and
remain in effect until December 31, 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the amended City Sick Leave Policy to allow the full use of accrued and unused sick leave for
COVID-19-related absences for employees whose close family members require care or supervision,
effective July 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28`'day of September, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28t'day of September, 2021.