HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-152 (Employer Paid Covid-19 Leave for 2024)City of Stillwater
Washington County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION 2023-152
APPROVING EMPLOYER PAID COVID-19 LEAVE FOR 2024
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater takes its responsibility to provide a safe and
healthy environment for its employees and its customers seriously; and
WHEREAS, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the City has and will continue to
take necessary steps to ensure all employees and customers are safe and healthy while
at work or while at City facilities; and
WHEREAS, members of the City of Stillwater workforce are directed to self -
monitor for disease symptoms, practice personal safety and health practices such as
handwashing, maintaining appropriate distance and staying home when sick, and
adhering to all posted signage and directives; and
WHEREAS, the workforce must also comply with the infection control and
mitigation protocols, including testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantining, as
directed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater follows Centers for Disease Control and
Minnesota Department of Health guidelines such that if an employee notifies a supervisor
of exposure or a positive COVID-19 test result for themselves or a household family
member, the supervisor and the City's Human Resources staff work together to determine
a work plan for the employee based on the data; and
WHEREAS, employees may be directed to remain away from the worksite for 5 —
10 days, depending on their COVID-19 circumstances; and
WHEREAS, employees in their first year of employment with the City may not be
eligible for employer -provided sick leave due to the terms of a collective bargaining
agreement, and may not be eligible for employer -provided protections under the Family
Medical Leave Act; and
WHEREAS, an allocation of up to 80 hours of paid COVID-19 Leave, would to be
available to City staff to utilize as follows:
Care of Self
o Employee Vaccination: Become vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine
authorized for use by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration
o Recover: Recover from side effects from each dose
o Isolation/Quarantine: Employees who test positive for COVID-19 must stay
home from work and isolate or quarantine for five or more days
o Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis/test
result
Care of Family Member who has been advised by a health care provider to isolate
or quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19.
City of Stillwater employee COVID-19 leave coverage eligibility begins January 1,
2024, and sunsets December 31, 2024.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Stillwater hereby approves a 2024 Paid COVID-19 Leave for City of Stillwater employees.
Adopted by the City Council this 8th day of November, 2023.
CITY OF ILLWATER,
Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
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Beth Wolf, City Mdrk