IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
201275
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
191881, 191907, 200052, 200147, 200373, 200971
Sponsor
ALD. JOHNSON
Title
Resolution expanding the temporary emergency paid leave account II for eligible City employees due to the ongoing pandemic and eliminating the ability for eligible City employees to earn additional vacation time over and above he maximum vacation balances allowed under Chapter 350-40-5-a-g of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.
Analysis
This resolution expands the temporary emergency paid leave account II (TEPL II) for eligible City employees due to the ongoing pandemic and eliminates the ability to earn vacation above and beyond the maximum balances listed in Chapter 350-40-5-a-g of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.
Body
Whereas, On March 15, 2020, Mayor Tom Barrett declared an emergency in the City of Milwaukee under s. 323.14(4)(b), Wis. Stats. and s. 6-07-03 of the City Charter, due to the public health emergency associated with the COIVD-19 pandemic; and
Whereas, The Common Council ratified the Mayoral Proclamation by adopting the following Common Council resolutions on the following dates: File Number 191881 on March 18, 2020; File Number 191907 on March 24, 2020; File Number 200052 on May 8, 2020; File Number 200147 on May 27, 2020; File Number 200373 on July 7, 2020; and File Number 200971 on November 4, 2020; and
Whereas, Under the City’s stay-at-home order, essential government functions and those that support the City’s response to the COVID-19 public health emergency have continued to work under conditions that carry a higher risk of exposure; and
Whereas, Additional paid leave options related to the pandemic and available to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Act expired on December 31, 2020; and
Whereas, Employees who have been exposed to COVID-19 and been told to quarantine or isolate in accordance with the City’s most recent protocol for responding to a confirmed case of COVID-19, and the...
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