City of Albuquerque - File #: R-20-60

• File #: R-20-60
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/1/2020
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/15/2020
• Enactment date: 6/30/2020
• Enactment #: R-2020-063
• Title: Directing That The City Administration Afford A Presumption Of Compensable Workers Compensation Injury, And To Award Service Credit To Certain City Employees Who Contract COVID-19 (Sena, Pe?a)
• Sponsors: Klarissa J. Peña

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/30/2020	City Clerk	Published
6/26/2020	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
6/19/2020	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
6/15/2020	City Council	Passed	Pass
6/1/2020	City Council	Introduced
6/1/2020	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-20-60 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Lan Sena and Klarissa Pe?a


RESOLUTION
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Directing That The City Administration Afford A Presumption Of Compensable Workers Compensation Injury, And To Award Service Credit To Certain City Employees Who Contract COVID-19 (Sena, Pe?a)
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DIRECTING THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AFFORD A PRESUMPTION OF COMPENSABLE WORKERS COMPENSATION INJURY, AND TO AWARD SERVICE CREDIT TO CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES WHO CONTRACT COVID-19.
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued Executive Order 2020-004, Declaring a Public Health Emergency in New Mexico relating to the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Public Health Emergency, on March 23, 2020, the New Mexico Department of Health issued an order directing the closure of non-essential business and offices, and the City of Albuquerque has correspondingly carried out closures and subsequent occupancy limits for city buildings and facilities and implemented flexible working arrangements for City staff; and
WHEREAS, the virus that causes COVID-19 is highly contagious and can easily be transferred through person-to-person contact for a period of approximately two weeks after a person is infected. The virus has also shown the ability to remain viable for significant periods of time in the air and on surfaces; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding significant and early safety measures by the City to allow telecommuting and other flexible work arrangements, the physical presence of certain City staff has remained essential to City's health and safety functions; and
WHEREAS, Professionals who provide direct care or assistance to patients infected with COVID-19 are exposed to the virus causing COVID-19 as a natural incident of their occupations and carry a far greater risk of contracting COVID-19 than the general public due to this significant ...