Additional bonuses are expected to cost the city between $25 million to $29 million./City of Phoenix
By Julie Luchetta | Arizona Republic
Phoenix City Council approved a motion on Wednesday to give up to $2,000 bonuses to full-time vaccinated city employees.
City employees who do not have the option to work remotely were already set to receive $500 bonuses from the American Rescue Plan Act funds. During Wednesday’s meeting, council members were to decide whether an additional premium bonus should be given to those same employees who were also vaccinated.
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The motion was approved in a 6 to 3 vote. Ann O’Brien, Jim Waring, and Sal DiCiccio voted against the additional bonuses.
The approval allows the city to give a $1,500 bonus to full-time employees if they’re fully vaccinated by Jan. 18. Part-time employees would receive an additional $750 bonus if they comply by the same date, on top of the $250 they’re already set to receive.
The additional bonuses are expected to cost the city between $25 million to $29 million.
