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Board approves amended remote‑work policy; chair says ordinance will follow
Summary
The board voted on an amended remote‑work policy after attorney review and clarified which employees are 'essential'; members agreed to present a draft ordinance for formal adoption rather than changing ordinance language on the fly.
The board voted to approve amendments to its remote‑work policy after the city attorney reviewed the changes, and members agreed the policy should be advanced as an ordinance draft for formal adoption.
Staff member (S1) said the attorney suggested edits to make the document consistent with board intent and clarified the definition of "essential employees," citing fire, EMS, police, communications and public works as examples that must work on‑site during emergencies. S1 said those additions would be marked up for the council meeting and sent to the attorney to confirm they posed no legal problem.
Chair (S3) stated, "We voted on it as amended." S1 and others discussed that ordinances must be changed by another ordinance and recommended presenting a draft rather than making on-the-fly changes. The discussion emphasized using a draft ordinance to finalize wording and avoid piecemeal edits after adoption.
Next steps: staff will mark up the attorney's changes, circulate the draft ordinance language and place the amended remote‑work policy on the council agenda for formal ordinance action.
