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Recommendation to Approve Recommendations on Continuation of City Operations and Compensation for Employees, Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and to Increase Vacation Accrual Caps and Other Employees Actions Related to the City Response to COVID-19. (Human Resources 2510)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since Alameda County issued a shelter-in-place order on March 16, 2020, the City of Alameda (City) has continued to evaluate how to comply with this order while providing essential services to the Community. Many employees continue to work to provide services either remotely, in the field or in the office using social distancing practices. When the shelter-in-place order was first implemented the City recognized not all employee would need to continue to work or would be able to work. In order to ensure employees were able to maintain their salaries the City Council approved the implementation of a leave bank (COVID-19 bank) equal to three weeks of pay. Employees unable to work are able to use this leave to cover any time there was a lack of work or they were unable to work full hours related to the COVID-19. Employees who continued to work will have the opportunity to use this leave at a later date.
It is anticipated that some form of shelter-in-place will remain in effect at least through May 2, 2020. In response, staff have developed a recommendation on how to continue to, the maximum extent possible, necessary City operations while appropriately compensating employees for their work. This plan will allow employees who are able to continue to work and be available full pay either through the use of the COVID-19 pay, regular pay or additional paid leave through May 2, 2020. If the shelter in place order is extended beyond May 2, 2020, the City Manager and City Attorney seeks authorization to have the discretion to continue operating pursuant to this plan or to return to...
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