Thread by @JoeBrunoWSOC9

Charlotte City Council is about to start. Watch live here #CLTCC: charlottenc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

Greg Phipps and Larken Egleston are the only two councilmembers in person. Everyone else is virtual. Councilmember Victoria Watlington is absent due to the loss of a close friend #CLTCC

City employees have until tomorrow to upload their vaccination status. As of today, 90% of employees have responded and the vaccination rate is 66%. The final number is expected to be available on Friday. #CLTCC

The city expects the employee vaccination rate will be in the 60% range #CLTCC

The city is offering all employees who get vaccinated by September 30 $250. If 75% of all city employees get vaccinated by September 30, all vaccinated employees will get an additional $250. Funding comes from the American Rescue Plan #CLTCC

Starting August 28, the city is bringing back emergency medical leave. Employees get 7 days if they or someone in their family tests positive, or if they need to quarantine.

City is also bringing back premium pay for 8 weeks for frontline employees. 5% increase #CLTCC

The city has $11 million slated from the American Rescue Plan for city operations.

Individual vaccine reward- $1.5 mil
Team vaccine reward- $1.5 mil
Premium pay and emergency leave- $2-3 mil

#CLTCC

City Manager Marcus Jones confirms the city has discussed mandating the vaccines. He says he wants to see if incentives work first. #CLTCC

The city says 1000 people on the city's health care plan (employee or family) had COVID claims. About 800 of them had to be hospitalized. Cost is about $2.8 million. #CLTCC

Councilman @BraxtonWinston calls on the city to mandate COVID-19 vaccines sooner than September 30.

"We are waist deep in a tidal wave of COVID-19." #CLTCC

The city's Covid discussion has ended. No vote. Moving on to UDO now #CLTCC

Per the city manager's memo, #CLTCC will discuss exotic animals on September 7

The Charlotte City Council meeting is over #CLTCC