Title
A Resolution to Approve an Extension to the Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave for City Employees Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19 through December 31, 2020. There is currently no indication that Congress will act to extend the FFCRA at this time. In the case that Congress does not extend the FFCRA, the City desires to provide the FFCRA leave provisions past December 31, 2020 for City employees until May 31, 2021 at which time the need for the FFCRA leave provision extension will be re-accessed.
Budgetary Impact: NONE
Non-Capital Item:
____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)
____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.**Request to Transfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital - Departmental **Capital Purchase Worksheet form must be attached**
____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $_________ and described in budget as ________________________. Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_________ OR, transfer of $________ from Account #____________ to Account #_____________**Request to Increase OR Request toTransfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital Project - **If requesting to start a project, a Capital Project Worksheet form must be attached**
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, described as __________________________, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
_____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________.
_____ No, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.
Body
WHEREAS, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19 through December 31, 2020, and
WHEREAS, There is currently no indication that Congress will act to extend the FFCRA at this time, and
WHEREAS, In the case that Congress does not extend the FFCRA, the City desires to provide the FFCRA leave provisions past December 31, 2020 for City employees until May 31, 2021 at which time the need for the FFCRA leave provision extension will be re-accessed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves an extension of the FFCRA Leave Provision as shown on the attached flyer for City employees through May 31, 2021 to be administered in the same fashion as is currently being administered.
SECTION 2: The need for continued FFCRA Leave Provisions past May 31, 2021 will be re-accessed at that time.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.