At least 74.53% of the city of Longmont’s 1,480-member staff are vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus as well as 73.70% of the city’s Department of Public Safety personnel including police officers and firefighters.
Those vaccinated include full-time, part-time and temporary staff, Sandi Seader, assistant city manager, said Monday. Kaiser Permanente reports the city’s full-time vaccination rate is 81.5%, Seader said.
Longmont’s vaccination rate could be higher, she said. “It’s important to note that just because someone is not on the vaccinated list, it does not mean they are not vaccinated — they could just not want to share their status,” Seader said.
The city has fielded no formal requests for religious or medical exemptions, she said.
The city of Longmont does not have a vaccine mandate but has an incentive program for those who are vaccinated and require weekly testing for those who are not, Seader said. Those policies went into effect Nov. 9.
Testing for those not vaccinated apply to all in-state personnel, regardless of remote work status, the policy states.
Regular employees who have met vaccination criteria will get eight hours of leave that can be used at any time over the next year, through Dec. 31, 2022, the policy states.
Vaccinated part-time, non-benefited and temporary/seasonal employees meeting the criteria will have $100 added to their paycheck, the policy states.
UPDATE: This story includes an updated tally of city of Longmont employees
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