This motion allows the Human Resources Director and the Director of Transportation to adjust labor agreements and vacation payout rules for Fire Department and Transit Operators until the end of 2021 to ensure adequate staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to maintain essential government services in response to the ongoing emergency.
Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Fortieth Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by delegating to the Human Resources Director and the Director of Transportation the authority until December 31, 2021, to waive or modify provisions of Memoranda of Understanding with labor organizations representing sworn employees of the Fire Department and Transit Operators related to compensation, including overtime and premium pay, and to waive Charter or Administrative Code provisions limiting the cash out of accrued vacation balances where necessary or appropriate to ensure staffing to carry out essential government services and respond to the pandemic.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the ongoing local emergency declared by the Mayor in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically addressing staffing shortages in essential services.
The Mayor declared a local emergency due to the imminent spread of COVID-19.
The Board concurred in the Mayor's Proclamation of Local Emergency.
The Mayor issued the Thirty-Ninth Supplement to address staffing shortages due to the pandemic and vaccination policy.
The Mayor terminated the Thirty-Ninth Supplement and issued the Fortieth Supplement to revise the scope of actions.
The Mayor issued the Fortieth Supplement delegating authority to modify labor agreements to address staffing needs.
The Board approved the motion concurring in the Mayor's actions taken in the Fortieth Supplement.
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