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CONSENT AGENDA BCC MEETING 04/21/2020 Office of the INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator FROM: Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator DATE: April 15, 2020 SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with IAFF Local 2201 ("Union") Regarding Coronavirus Disease Background: On March 17, 2020, Indian River County declared a local state of emergency in response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") crisis with said declaration being affirmed and continued on March 24, March 31, April 7, and again on April 14, 2020 respectively. In response to recently adopted federal legislation titled Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the "Act'), the Indian River County Emergency Services District (the "County") and the Union desire to memorialize their understanding of the County's election to opt out of the Act with respect to the County's first responder positions within the Union. The parties desire to memorialize the impact to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") through a Memorandum of Understanding ("M.O.U."). Generally, the Act requires certain employers including Indian River County to provide their employees with up to 80 hours of additional paid sick leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19 available from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Act, in addition to mandating up to 80 hours of sick leave, requires expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to child care for up to 12 weeks at 66.7% of their equivalent rate of pay. 58