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Council amends FY2026 budget to cover temporary hire while employee on workers' comp
Summary
An ordinance amending the FY2026 budget (O‑2026‑001) passed after staff explained a part‑time temporary hire is needed to cover work while a building‑maintenance employee is out on workers' compensation; funding will be shifted from realized savings elsewhere in the budget.
The council reviewed ordinance O‑2026‑001 to amend the FY2026 budget to cover a part‑time temporary hire in building maintenance while a full‑time employee remains on workers' compensation. A staff member explained the maintenance team is small and the temporary position would pick up necessary tasks until the injured employee returns; costs will be offset by realized savings in other departments.
Councilors sought clarification about workers' compensation, FMLA protections, and whether the payroll impacts were being correctly handled; the finance director and city manager explained reimbursements from workers' comp and confirmed the request was based on actual savings. The council approved the ordinance on a recorded vote (motion passes 6–0). "One of the employees has been injured, is on workers' comp. And so things are falling behind," a staff representative said when explaining the request.
