22-R-39 Authorizine 2nd round of Hazard Pay for Employees - COVID-19RESOLUTION NO. 22 -R -39
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING A SECOND ROUND OF HAZARD PAY FOR
EMPLOYEES THAT CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICE DURING
THE COVED-19 EMERGENCY DECLARATION, AND OTHER MATTERS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the 117" United States Congress passed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill
called The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( "ARPA ") which was signed into law by President
Biden on March 11, 2021; and
WHEREAS, ARPA will deliver $350 billion for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal
governments; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz paid out a lump sum hazard pay to eligible employees on
October 29, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz has recommended that the City allocate
additional funds for employee hazard pay; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
authorize additional hazard pay to employees that continued to provide service during the COVID-
19 Emergency Declaration period.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to pay a second round of
hazard pay to eligible employees.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such
recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the
judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any
provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions
of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council
hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it
is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 12th day of April, 2022.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Ra 1 Gu z, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
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