COVID-19 Related Information for City of Bothell Employees
May 14, 2020
The City aims to provide accurate and timely information to City employees about COVID-19. Please check this webpage regularly. Employee information and materials will be housed on this page throughout the City's preparations and response to COVID-19, to ensure every employee always has access to this information.
Employee Resources
Policies Related to COVID-19
Telecommuting
Leaves available when unable to work
Return to Work
May Messages for Employees
April Messages for Employees
- 4.28.20 - April 28 Update - Jennifer P.
- 4.24.20 - Drive thru testing for COVID-19 - Katy T.
- 4.21.20 - Cloth Face Coverings and Required Use - Katy T.
- 4.13.20 - April 13 update - Jennifer P.
- 4.9.20 - Cloth Face Masks - Katy T.
- 4.9.20 - Covid-19 Safety and Health Directive - Katy T.
- 4.6.20 - Seeking Staff that Can Sew - Jennifer W.
- 4.6.20 - Update April 6 - Jennifer P.
- 4.6.20 - UPDATED Implementation of Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Mat P.
- 4.3.20 - Implementation of Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Mat P.
- 4.2.20 - COVID-19 Update April 2 - Jennifer P.
March Messages for Employees
- 3.30.20 - COVID-19 March 30 Update - Jennifer P.
- 3.27.20 - COVID-19 March 27 Update - Jennifer P.
- 3.25.20 - COVID-19 Update March 25 - Jennifer P.
- 3.24.20 - COVID-19 Update March 24 - Jennifer P.
- 3.23.20 - Payroll Update! - Maureen Schols
- 3.20.20 - COVID-19 and Your ICMA Retirement Accounts - Mat P.
- 3.19.20 - Employee Leave Related to COVID-19 - Jennifer P.
- 3.19.20 - COVID-19 Update March 19 - Jennifer P.
- 3.16.20 - COVID-19 March 16 Update - Jennifer P.
- 3.13.20 - COVID-19 Update March 13 - Jennifer P.
- 3.12.20 - Updated Personnel Policies and Procedures - Mat P.
- 3.12.20 - COVID-19 Update March 12 - Jennifer P.
- 3.12.20 - COVID-19 Update March 6 - Jennifer P.
- 3.11.20 - COVID-19 Update March 11 - Jennifer P.
- 3.9.20 - COVID-19 Update March 9 - Jennifer P.
When to Wear a Mask
| Work Situation | Mask Type | Transmission Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Work is inside in structure/office where number of employees present allows for at least 6 foot distance to be easily maintained full time and only broken intermittently in passing up to several times a day. | Cloth face coverings will be required in all indoor public settings and outdoor public places where the 6 feet social distancing can’t be adhered to constantly. If you are working alone with no possible contact with others, you do not need to wear a mask. |
Low Transmission Risk |
| Crews outside on large worksite where at least 6 foot distance is easily maintained full time and only broken intermittently in passing up to several times a day. Tools are not shared or are sanitized between different users. | Cloth face coverings will be required in all indoor public settings and outdoor public places where the 6 feet social distancing can’t be adhered to constantly.
If you are working alone with no possible contact with others, you do not need to wear a mask. |
Low Transmission Risk |
| Work is inside in structure/office where at least 6 foot distance is mostly maintained but with job tasks that require several minutes of 6 foot distance broken several times a day. | Dust mask, foreign system non-NIOSH approved filtering facepiece respirator (such as KN95), or medical procedure masks are recommended. At the minimum a cloth face covering is required at all time. Use multiple engineering and administrative controls together to reduce frequency and risk of touch and airborne transmission between humans. |
Medium Transmission Risk |
| Crews outside where at least 6 foot distance is mostly maintained but with job tasks that require several minutes of 6 foot distance broken several times a day. Tools are shared and sanitized between different users. | Dust mask, foreign system non-NIOSH approved filtering facepiece respirator (such as KN95), or medical procedure masks are recommended. At the minimum a cloth face covering is required at all time.
Use multiple engineering and administrative controls together to reduce frequency and risk of touch and airborne transmission between humans. |
Medium Transmission Risk |
| Work consists of close quarters, such as multiple occupancy confined space work or inside room presence of more than 10 humans where at least 6 foot distance is not maintained and includes job tasks requiring close together (less than 3 feet apart) work for more than 10 minutes in an hour multiple times a day. | Elastomeric ½ or full face respirator with particulate filters --OR--
PAPR with particulate filter.
(Tight fitting respirators must be fit-tested and the wearer must be clean-shaven. No fit-testing is required for loose fitting systems.)
--OR—
Industrial use N95, R95 or P95 or foreign system non-NIOSH approved filtering facepiece respirator |
High Transmission Risk |
| Work is cleaning and sanitization of surfaces and floor after known active COVID-19 infection employee was present in area. | Elastomeric ½ or full face respirator with particulate filters
--OR--
PAPR with particulate filter.
(Tight fitting respirators must be fit-tested and the wearer must be clean-shaven. No fit-testing is required for loose fitting systems.)
--OR—
Industrial use N95, R95 or P95 or foreign system non-NIOSH approved filtering facepiece respirator |
High Transmission Risk |