HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) IR 22-005 - COVID-19 Vaccination Reward Program ResultsINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 22-005
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 18, 2022
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SUBJECT: COVID-19 VACCINATION REWARD PROGRAM RESULTS
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In the informal report about this topic on September 21, 2021, Human Resources provided the
framework for the COVID-19 Vaccination reward program which would grant an additional three
(3) Personal Holidays and an additional forty (40) hours of Sick Leave in 2022 for those regular
full-time employees who were fully vaccinated by September 1, 2021. Employees who were fully
vaccinated by November 15, 2021, would receive an additional two (2) Personal Holidays and an
additional forty (40) hours of Sick Leave in 2022. The purpose of this informal report is to provide
the results of the Vaccination Reward Program.
The goal of the program was to reward those employees who had received their vaccinations and
incentivize any who still needed to be vaccinated. In 2020 and 2021, the City's health plan paid
over $6.4M in COVID claims and the City had employees pass away due in part to contracting
the virus. In order to encourage vaccination, which is the best way to prevent getting a severe
case of COVID, City Management made it as easy as possible for employees to receive their
vaccination providing them two (2) hours of paid time off in order to get their vaccine during their
normal work hours. In addition, the City's Healthy Challenge wellness program awarded
employees points towards the Healthy Challenge payout program which provides employees up
to $250 per year for participating in wellness activities.
In total, 3,921 employees submitted their vaccination cards via secure upload to the Human
Resources department, which represents 59% of all City Employees. Of those, 3,695 were fully
vaccinated before September 1, 2021, and an additional 226 were fully vaccinated by November
15t", and will therefore be receiving the additional leave time in 2022. This means, in total, the
City will be rewarding members with 11,793 additional personal holidays and 162,604 hours of
Sick Leave.
The overall departmental results can be seen in the chart below. All departments, except for two,
had well over 50% participation and you'll note several departments had at least 80%, and some
even over 90%, participation.
Department
Number of Vaccinated
Participating Employees
% of Department
Aviation
15
60%
City Secretary
12
92%
City Manager's Office
22
92%
Code Compliance
221
65%
Communications & Public
Engagement
29
76%
Development Services
130
79%
Diversity and Inclusion
14
88%
Economic Development
9
69%
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Financial Management
71
90%
Fire
452
44%
Human Resources
45
83%
Internal Audit
10
59%
Information Technology
123
87%
Law
46
92%
Library
163
82%
Municipal Court
96
85%
Neighborhood Services
93
68%
Park & Recreation
237
70%
Planning and Data Anal tics
20
95%
Police
1068
49%
Property Management
122
65%
Public Events
78
68%
Transportation Public Works
281
66%
Water
564
62%
For any questions, please contact Human Resources Director Dianna Giordano at (817) 392-
7783.
David Cooke
City Manager
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS