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Motion passed. Ordinance 09-2020 recommended for adoption. <br /> The Committee returned to its discussion of the April revenue report. Councilmember Bullock <br /> highlighted that both business and individual income taxes are significantly down. He pointed <br /> out that the April 15'h tax deadline was pushed back to July 15th and the City is hopeful that the <br /> numbers will improve after that date, though we are not expecting that to be the case dollar for <br /> dollar. <br /> In response to an observation by Councilmember Bullock, Mr. Schuster explained that the <br /> reduction in licensing revenue can be explained by a change in due date of the commercial <br /> housing licenses. The Committee had further discussion of this. <br /> Councilmember Bullock noted that he wants to try and find clues in the data to help the City <br /> figure out the most appropriate next steps for managing the financial losses. <br /> It was noted that homestead and rollback payments were transferred from the state in May into <br /> the intergovernmental fund. These are property tax reductions for eligible populations. <br /> Update on the Shared Work Ohio voluntary furlough program <br /> Director Dillinger reported that the Shared Work Ohio reduces an employee's work week on a <br /> voluntary basis. The employee can collect unemployment for the portion of the week they <br /> choose to be voluntarily furloughed. The program was launched city-wide and had 180 <br /> participants. The estimated savings to the City is $350,000. The program will be in effect until <br /> July 31. Some other points about the program: <br /> • Public Works and administrative employees took advantage of the program in the largest <br /> numbers. <br /> • Participation cannot create overtime for a department. <br /> • Employees must work with their manager to schedule their time off. <br /> • Most employees are taking off one day per week,but some are taking two. <br /> In response to a question, Director Dillinger explained that the CARES Act authorized an extra <br /> $600/week to supplement unemployment wages through July 31. Advocates are hopeful this will <br /> be extended but it is not likely to be extended at this same rate. <br /> Director Dillinger explained her first-hand experience with the program as a participant. She <br /> explained that participants receive the $600 in unemployment even for taking a one day per week <br /> furlough. Most employees in the program will be compensated more than they would in a typical <br /> work week. She explained that this is a way of leveraging federal funds to assist the City. <br /> 2 <br />