15 - Extension of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) Covid-19 sick leave program

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BUDGET: The City has been tracking the number of hours used under the FFCRA so that we could know when the 80 hour cap was reached and sick leave would need to be applied. At the time of the January 11, 2021 City Council Meeting, the City had seen 96 employees utilize 5,270.25 hours of FFCRA leave for a total of $88,395.23. Since that time, we have seen 42 employees utilize 1,768 hours of FFCRA leave for a total of $35,521.60. This is trending downwards and so it is quickly becoming less of a concern in our budget, it any at all. In addition, keeping sick employees home helps prevent further cost with other employees getting sick. OPTIONS: 1. Whether or not to extend the FFCRA Program through June 30, 2021 (or some other date) and make it retroactive to April 1, 2021. 2. Request additional information. RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation is to extend the FFCRA Program through June 30, 2021 and to make it retroactive to April 1, 2021. As with the previous extension granted by the City Council, this is simply an extension of the 2020 FFCRA and therefore not a new bank of hours for hours already used. Unless a surge in CoVid-19 were to arise this quarter, the City Manager foresees this being the final request for an extension of this FFCRA leave.