HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2023-R0156 - Paid Quarantine Leave for Firefighters, Peace Officers, Emergency Medical TechsResolution No. 2023-R0156
Item No. 6.13
March 21, 2023
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, that the
Paid Quarantine Leave Policy for the Fire Fighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical
Technicians, attached hereto, as Exhibit "A" is adopted for the City of Lubbock, pursuant to
Section 180.008 of the Texas Local Government Code.
Passed by the City Council on
ATTEST:
ourtney Paz, Inte m y Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Cat - cz-� W. J en Atkinson, City Manager
APPRO;� TO FORM:
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March 21, 2023
TRAYWAINE, MAYOR
stant City Attorney
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Resolution No. 2023-RO156
EXHIBIT
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PAID QUARANTINE LEAVE POLICY
Statement of Purpose/Applicability
Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 180.008, the City of Lubbock hereby adopts
this paid quarantine leave policy for fire fighters, peace officers, and emergency medical
technicians* who are employed by, appointed by, or elected to the city and ordered to
quarantine or isolate due to a possible or known exposure to a communicable disease while on
duty.
(Ref. Tex. Loc. Gov't Code 180.008(b).)
Definitions
(1) "Emergency medical technician" means an individual who is employed by the city and
certified as an emergency medical technician under Chapter 773, Health and Safety
Code.*
(2) "Fire fighter" means a paid employee of the city's fire department who: (a) holds a
position that requires substantial knowledge of firefighting; (b) has met the requirements
for certification by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection under Chapter 419,
Government Code; and (c) performs at least one of the following functions: (i) fire
suppression; (ii) fire prevention; (iii) fire training; (iv) fire safety education; (v) fire
maintenance; (vi) fire communications; (vii) fire medical emergency technology; (viii)
fire photography; (ix) fire administration; or (x) fire arson investigation.*
(3) "City's Public Health authority" means someone hired or appointed by the city to
administer state and local laws relating to public health within the city's jurisdiction.
(4) "Paid quarantine leave" means: (1) all employment benefits and compensation, including
leave accrual, pension benefits, and health benefit plan benefits provided by the city; and
(2) if applicable, reimbursement for reasonable costs related to the quarantine, including
lodging, medical, and transportation costs.
(5) "Peace officer" means police officers, marshals, etc., licensed by the Texas Commission
on Law Enforcement and employed by the city.*
(6) NOTE: The City of Lubbock does not hire or employ "Detention Officers."
(Ref. Texas Local Gov't Code 180.008(a); 143.003(4)(A); Tex. Health & Safety Code 121.021;
Tex. Code Crim. Pro. Art. 2.12.)
Quarantine Leave
A City of Lubbock fire fighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician* who is ordered
to quarantine or isolate by the person's supervisor or the City's Public Health Authority due to a
possible or known exposure to a communicable disease while on duty is entitled to receive paid
quarantine leave for the duration of the leave.
(Ref. Texas Local Gov't Code 180.008(c).)
No Reduction in Compensation and Benefits
The City of Lubbock will not reduce a fire fighter's, peace officer's, or emergency medical
technician's* sick leave balance, vacation leave balance, holiday leave balance, or other paid
leave balance in connection with paid quarantine leave taken in accordance with this policy.