Allow city employees 5 hours monthly paid leave to volunteer in Richmond schools
In Plain English
City employees currently use personal time to volunteer in local schools. This program gives workers up to 5 hours per month of paid time off specifically for school volunteering. If approved, employees can tutor students, help with events, or assist teachers during work hours.
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Votes
Approve the item
4 to 3
Why This Vote Matters
The proposal to give city employees up to 5 hours of paid time per month to volunteer in Richmond schools failed in a divided 4-3 vote, with two members abstaining. Councilmembers Bates, McLaughlin, and Viramontes voted against the program, while Lopez, Marquez, Sandhu, and Thurmond supported it, and Butt and Rogers abstained. The program would have allowed workers to tutor students, help with school events, or assist teachers during regular work hours instead of using their personal time. Since the motion needed a majority of the full council to pass, the four yes votes were not enough to approve it.
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