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Ordinance rescinding Ordinance Number 20-1069, passed on August 11, 2020, changing the last three fixed holidays for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 to unpaid holidays for Lake County employees.
Staff Summary
* The County Board on August 11, 2020, passed Ordinance Number 20-1069 making a one-time change for Fiscal Year 2020 to the fixed holidays found in Section 4.1 of the Lake County Employee Policies and Procedures in that the last three holidays in FY 2020 were to be unpaid.
* On September 2, 2020 U.S. Treasury Department provided guidance that clarifies and expands CARES Act reimbursement of COVID-19 related expenses.
* This new U.S. Treasury Department guidance provides the opportunity to fully reimburse various County employee positions supporting COVID-19 response and decreases the negative impact on the County's FY 2020 budget.
* With County Board approval to re-allocate CARES Act funds based on the newest U.S. Treasury Department guidance, it is the County Administrator's assessment that it is no longer necessary to proceed with this pay reduction and rescinding Ordinance Number 20-1069 is in the best interest of Lake County.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the County Board on August 11, 2020, passed Ordinance Number 20-1069 making a one-time change for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020) to the fixed holidays found in Section 4.1 of the Lake County Employee Policies and Procedures in that the last three holidays in FY 2020 were to be unpaid; and
WHEREAS, the September 2, 2020 changes in the guidance provided by the U.S. Treasury Department regarding use of CARES Act funds clarifies and expands reimbursement of COVID-19 related expenses; and
WHEREAS, the County Board, after careful consideration of this new U.S. Treasury Department guidance and the impact on the County's FY 2020 budget, determined that it is no longer necessary to proceed with this pay reduction and it is therefore in the best interest of Lake County to rescind Ordinance Number 20-1069; and
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