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Premium Pay Contribution for TLCHD Employees
Office of the Mayor
Melanie Campbell Ext. 1252]
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Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $154,500 from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund for the City’s contribution to premium pay for front line workers of the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department for their service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; authorizing the Mayor to enter into needed agreements to effectuate the contribution; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMRY & BACKGROUND:
The city has or will receive $180.9 million through the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) which can be used for compensation for the unique nature of service, occupational stress, and hazardous nature of the duties or working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucas County has asked the city to contribute to premium pay for the employees of the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department.
The city would share equally with Lucas County the cost of premium pay for permanent health department employees who performed duties dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Each employee would be provided a lump sum of $3,000, half funded from the city and half from the county.
The total amount of premium pay is $309,000, with the City contributing $154,500 of this total. Funds will be paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. This is a one-time contribution.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the appropriation of $154,500 is authorized from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to Account Code 2021-89800-1HEALTHDPTEWP and the expenditure of same is authorized for payment to the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department for premium pay for permanent health department employees working in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into needed agreements to effectuate Section 1.
SECTION 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw warrant or warrants against the above-mentioned Account Code in an amount not to exceed $154,500 in payment of the above authorized obligations upon the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this ordinance must be immediately effective in order to timely provide support to the employees of the health department.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council