DEPARTMENT
Human Resources Management
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution adopting a COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing Personnel Policy. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Civil Service Act, FCC ?? 34-31.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Scope of Work:
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease a global pandemic. On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency as a result of COVID-19, and on March 14, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp issued Executive Order 3.14.20.01, which declared a public health emergency as a result of COVID-19. The Board of Commissioners also declared a public health emergency on March 18, 2020. On February 24, 2021, President Joseph Biden continued the national emergency and declared that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the Nation. Thereafter, on July 19, 2021, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, renewed the public health emergency declared in the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 247d.
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is presently causing more infections and spreads faster than early forms of COVID-19 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fulton County is experiencing a significant surge in infections and the effects are expected to reach emergent levels. Currently, the U.S. Food...
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