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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney 
DATE:December  8, 2021
 



SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACKNOWLEDGING THE SIGNIFICANT EFFORT OF CITY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES’ FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY’S BUDGET VIA FURLOUGHS IMPLEMENTED IN THE 2020-21 AND 2021-22 FISCAL YEARS; FURTHER, IN VIEW OF THE CITY’S STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION AND SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO AWARD A “FURLOUGH GIVEBACK” FOR ALL EXISTING EMPLOYEES WHO TOOK FURLOUGH TIME, IN THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE COMPENSATION, IF ANY, EMPLOYEES LOST THE IN THE 2020-21 AND 2021-22 FISCAL YEARS, AT THE RATE OF PAY IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF EACH FURLOUGH, AND PROVIDED THAT THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT APPLY TO: (1) CITY EMPLOYEES WHO WERE REQUIRED TO TAKE FIVE (5) DAYS OF FURLOUGH, AND AVAILED THEMSELVES OF STATE REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR A FULL WEEK OF UNEMPLOYMENT; AND (2) CITY EMPLOYEES ON “EXTENDED FURLOUGHS” BEYOND FIVE (5) DAYS, WHO AVAILED THEMSELVES TO SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT DURING THE EXTENDED FURLOUGH OR OTHERWISE SOUGHT STATE REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

RECOMMENDATION

The attached Resolution, sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the December 8, 2021 City Commission meeting.

 

SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 2-12 of the City Code, implementation of this Resolution would have a fiscal impact on the expenditures of the City; Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez requests that the Administration please be prepared to address more fully at the December 8, 2021 City Commission meeting.

Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
Yes No 
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Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez

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