Employee COVID Updates

Good Afternoon,   As you know, this week brought news of the first vaccines distributed to healthcare workers across the country and right here in Washtenaw County. I have received some great questions from employees on the topic…

Good Afternoon, Yesterday, trucks full of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine started rolling out of west Michigan, marking a major milestone in our fight against COVID-19. MDHHS has also implemented its…

Good Afternoon,   It has been another eventful week. Yesterday, Governor Whitmer shared that the state’s COVID case numbers and hospitalization rates continue to trend down, which is welcomed news. Officials are cautiously optimistic about this trend but they continue to urge Michiganders…

Good Morning,   Unfortunately, we learned last night that another one of our employees has tested positive for COVID-19. This person was assigned to the Main Yard. Due to privacy laws, we cannot identify the employee who tested…

Good Afternoon,   As expected, this afternoon the MDHHS announced an extension of the “Pause to Save Lives” epidemic order to December 20, 2020. This order continues to focus on limiting indoor and outdoor gatherings to help…

Good Afternoon, It has been another interesting week on the coronavirus front. The latest case numbers suggest we might be reaching a plateau in new cases, but there are also…

Good Afternoon,   Unfortunately, we learned over the weekend that another one of our employees has tested positive for COVID-19. This person was assigned to the SESC. Due to privacy laws, we cannot identify the employee who…

November 24, 2020 Good Afternoon, We are heading into one of my favorite holidays of the year…Thanksgiving. While I know this has been a challenging year, I am still thankful…

Good Afternoon, I hope you had a nice weekend. As we near the end of 2020, a couple of people have asked us about our temporary annual leave policies. As…

November 20, 2020 Good Afternoon, I’m not going to sugar coat it – this week has been one of our toughest since the pandemic started. As you know, we had…