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Forest Lake staff wellness plan proposed; council to review formal request
Summary
City staff proposed a voluntary employee wellness program with monthly activities and a participation-based incentive of up to eight hours of additional vacation (prorated to six hours this startup year); council asked staff to return the item on the consent agenda for formal approval.
City staff briefed the council on a proposed staff wellness program designed to improve employee engagement and retention. The wellness committee proposed monthly events and a year-end participation incentive: up to eight hours of additional vacation for employees who meet participation goals; staff recommended a prorated six-hour incentive for the start-up year.
"We're not anticipating any financial or budgetary implications with this," the staff presenter said, adding the program would be self-funded for a small pilot "Care Cafe" and that any incentive time earned would be used within the calendar year rather than carried forward. Council members generally supported the idea and asked staff to return with a formal request on the next consent agenda.
