[Call to Order]
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          THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES TODAY IS TUESDAY. APRIL 23RD 2024, THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 4 P.M. IS BEING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS, 61.826 AND COUNCIL ROW FIVE A. I AM I AM PRE METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARCUS WINKLER AND I'M 
          [Roll Call]
JOINED BY VICE CHAIR UH DOCTOR PAULA MCCRANEY. COUNCILMAN KEVIN KRAMER, COUNCILWOMAN TAMMY HAWKINS AND COUNCILMAN SCOTT REED. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. OUR FIRST BUSINESS IS 
          [New Business]
NEW BUSINESS, UH, THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WILL BE ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ITEMS, ONE THROUGH 
          [Legislation assigned to BUDGET COMMITTEE]
          [Legislation assigned to EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE]
FIVE WILL BE ASSIGNED TO BUDGET ITEM SIX WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE EQUITY COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, 
          [Legislation assigned to GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT/AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE]
HOUSING HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ITEM SEVEN THROUGH EIGHT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. ITEM NINE THROUGH 11 WILL BE ASSIGNED 
          [Legislation assigned to LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE]
TO THE LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ITEM. 12 WOULD BE 
          [Legislation assigned to PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE]
          [Legislation assigned to PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE]
ASSIGNED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ITEMS. 13 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES. DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THESE ASSIGNMENTS? NO THE FINAL IS. 
          OH, YEAH. COUNCILMAN REED. NO I. I SAID NO, SIR. OH SORRY. THANK YOU. THE FINAL LINE OF BUSINESS 
          [14.
 R-029-24     A RESOLUTION OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL AMENDING THE METRO COUNCIL EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TO UPDATE THE PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY.
Action Required By:  September 2024
Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ]
IS PENDING LEGISLATION. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 14. THE RESOLUTION OF THE LOCAL METRO COUNCIL AMENDING THE METRO COUNCIL EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TO UPDATE THE PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY READ IN. THANK YOU COULD I GOT A MOTION ON THE SECOND? MOTION BY COUNCILOR MCCRANEY. 2ND 2ND 2ND BY COUNCILMAN KRAMER. THE ITEM IS IMPROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED . UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I THINK WE'RE JOINED BY THE BALTIMORE IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF, EVEN THOUGH I JUST DID, BUT THANK YOU. PRESIDENT WINKLER D, BALTIMORE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. I'M THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECTION CHIEF AT THE COUNTY AND ALSO, UM, I WORK WITH THE METRO COUNCIL WHENEVER YOU ALL ARE AMENDING YOUR PERSONNEL POLICIES OR PERSONNEL HANDBOOKS OR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. AND TODAY WE'RE ON, UH, FOR AN AMENDMENT OF, UH, A SECTION OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCE. IS EXPANDING, PAID FAMILY LEAVE, AND, UH, THE METRO COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED LEGISLATION. UH, THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE FULL METRO COUNCIL. BUT WE'RE JUST WE NEED TO, UM, INTRODUCE THIS AND HAVE IT, UH, VOTED ON TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR OWN PERSONNEL POLICIES OR PERSONNEL HANDBOOK, AND IT BASICALLY EXPANDS PAID FAMILY LEAVE TO INCLUDE, UM TO INCLUDE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE PER, UH, PERMANENT CUSTODY OF A CHILD THROUGH A COURT ORDER. OR TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF A CHILD THROUGH A COURT ORDER AND THERE'S BEEN A MOTION FOR PERMANENT CUSTODY. UH AND THEN IT ALSO EXPANDS ON THE PAID LEAVE FOR FAMILIES OF CIRCUMSTANCE, AND IT INCLUDES FICTIVE KIN, WHICH ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A AN EMOTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD. UH AND SO THOSE THAT HAVE THAT F KIN RELATIONSHIP THAN THEY ARE ENTITLED TO TWO WEEKS OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. THANK YOU. SO THE NON ATTORNEY UH, SUMMATION IS THIS IS THE ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. RIGHT APPLYING FOR METRO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. WE NOW NEED TO UPDATE OUR IF WE WANT TO ADOPT THE SAME POLICY, WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR HANDBOOK AND THAT'S WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WINKLER. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE, ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES. HAVE IT, UH, THIS RESOLUTION PASSES AND WILL MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES 
          [Adjournment
Note:  Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair.  While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]
WITHOUT OBJECTION IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.