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Are any municipalities considering delaying the timing of this issue until after the effective date of the Act? Isaac J Tawil Assistant City Attorney City of McAllen, Texas NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential information (including information protected by the attorney / client privilege) and is intended only for the person(s) named. Any use, copying or disclosure by any other person is strictly prohibited. if you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender via e-mail. From: Disasterrelief [mailto:disasterrelief-bounces@lists.imla.org] On Behalf Of Jacqueline Ganier Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 8:49 AM To: Chuck Thompson <cthompson@imla.org>; disasterrelief@lists.imla.org; ATTY-LIST@LISTSERV.MUNICODE.COM Subject: Re: [Disasterrelief] FFCRA member question Mesa is considering it, but no decisions have been made yet. Will follow up. Jacqueline Ganier Assistant City Attorney Mesa City Attorney's Office 20 E. Main Street, Ste. 850 Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 644-3335 (office direct) (480) 688-5982 (cell) ________________________________ From: Disasterrelief <disasterrelief-bounces@lists.imla.org<mailto:disasterrelief-bounces@lists.imla.org>> on behalf of Chuck Thompson <cthompson@imla.org<mailto:cthompson@imla.org>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 6:40 AM To: disasterrelief@lists.imla.org<mailto:disasterrelief@lists.imla.org> <disasterrelief@lists.imla.org<mailto:disasterrelief@lists.imla.org>>; ATTY-LIST@LISTSERV.MUNICODE.COM<mailto:ATTY-LIST@LISTSERV.MUNICODE.COM> <ATTY-LIST@LISTSERV.MUNICODE.COM<mailto:ATTY-LIST@LISTSERV.MUNICODE.COM>> Subject: [Disasterrelief] FFCRA member question "Is anyone's city contemplating excluding first responders from the FFCRA? If so, under which part(s) are you excluding them, and how are you defining "first responders"? I know we can all acknowledge the impact on morale this may have, but we have small police and fire departments and the city's administrators are concerned about no staff being left to work. For other cities with small staffs, any other thoughts on tackling this concern?" [cid:image007.png@01D60385.3666AA80] Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director/General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. 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