HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.090-22RESOLUTION #090
(Series of 2022)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, DECLINING FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE COLORADO
STATE -RUN PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in November of 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 118,
which established a State -run Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance program
("FAMLI"); and
WHEREAS, the State's purpose for creating the program is to ensure all Colorado
workers have access to paid leave in order to take care of themselves or their
family during life circumstances that pull them away from their jobs; and
WHEREAS, under FAMLI, employers and their employees are both responsible
for funding the program and may split the cost 50150; the premiums are set at 0.9%
of the employee's wage, with 0.45% paid by the employer and 0.45% paid by the
employee; and
WHEREAS, the premiums required for FAMLI will be collected starting January
1, 2023, and benefits will begin January 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, as a local government, the City of Aspen (the "City') may decline to
participate in FAMLI following a vote of its governing body; and
WHEREAS, should the City decline to participate in FAMLI, City employees will
still have the option to participate in the program and remit premiums to the State;
and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends that City Council decline participation in
FAMLI; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City
and City employees to decline participation in FAMLI.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
Section 1. City Council finds and determines that, with regard to the vote on the
decision of whether to decline participation in FAMLI, notice was given and the
vote was conducted in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Colorado
Department of Labor and Employment and codified at 7 CCR 1107-2.
Section 2. City Council, acting by and on behalf of the City, hereby declines full
participation in FAMLI. Employees retain the right to individually opt into FAMLI
benefits pursuant to 8-13.3-514 C.R.S. The City Council further directs City staff
to bring the matter of revisiting the decision to decline participation in FAMLI
before a future City Council by no later than eight years from tonight's vote.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen on the 12t' day of July 2022.
Torre, Mayor
I, Nicole Henning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council
of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held, 2022.
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Nicole Henning, City Clerk