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RESOLUTION NO.39 SERIES 2022 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE'S DECISION TO OPT - OUT OF THE COLORADO PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM (FAMLI) WHEREAS, in November 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 118, which paved the way for creation of a state -run Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program; and WHEREAS, FAMLI is codified at C.R.S. §§ 8-13.3-501 to -524, and is administered through the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance; and WHEREAS, the City of Louisville currently provides its employees paid leave in the form of Paid Leave Banks, Extended Illness Leave Banks, and short-term and long-term disability benefits; and WHEREAS, a local government may decline all participation in the FAMLI program by a vote of its governing body pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-13.3-522, and interested employees may still elect to participate individually pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-13.3-514; and WHEREAS, notice was provided to City employees of the opportunity to submit comments to City Council regarding the FAMLI program; and WHEREAS, City Council has determined to decline all participation in the FAMLI program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. The City of Louisville hereby all declines participation in the Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-13.3-522. Section 2. The Mayor and City staff are hereby granted the authority to take all actions necessary to implement the provisions of Section 1 above including providing formal notice to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance regarding the City's decision to decline all participation in the FAMLI program. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 151h day of November, 2022. 1-u W&C94HAAAW Resolution No. 39, Series 2022 Page 1 of 1