A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AT ITS APRIL 24, 2020 MEETING, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO CONTINUE MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE FURLOUGHED DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS THAT DO NOT USE ACCRUED VACATION LEAVE DURING THEIR FURLOUGHED PERIOD, INCLUDING PAID EMPLOYEES' DEPENDENTS IF THE EMPLOYEE WAS INCLUDING EACH DEPENDENT UNDER THE CITY'S MEDICAL COVERAGE PLAN; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE USAGE OF CITY FUNDS TO COVER THE RESPECTIVE MEDICAL COVERAGE PREMIUM PAYMENTS FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES (AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AS APPLICABLE ABOVE) UNTIL THE END OF CITY FY 2020, OR UNTIL THE FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.

The Finance & Economic Resiliency Committee (the “Committee”) met April 17, 2020 to discuss the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the discussion was Administration’s actions to reduce costs as much as possible to mitigate the projected revenue loss. The Administration submitted a summary of actions taken, which included the furlough of 49 full-time, 208 part-time, and 64 temporary employees. The Committee requested that the Administration further review staffing needs for FY2020, and look for additional furlough opportunities, especially in management positions. At the April 24, 2020 Committee meeting the Administration reported that an additional 20 full-time employees were furloughed.