COVID-19 Cases Decline
Cases of COVID-19 among city employees took a significant drop in the last week. There were six positive employee cases reported over the last seven days. This compares to 13 cases last week. Nine employees are awaiting test results. The number of city employees to contract the coronavirus since the pandemic first started now stands at 622. Two city employees have died from symptoms of COVID-19. Several others needed hospitalization.
To view testing locations, visit https://covid.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/testing/.
It remains vital that if you are sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, you stay home and consult your health care provider. Should you test positive for the coronavirus, please notify your supervisor right away, despite the expiration of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) or if you have exhausted your Infectious Disease Leave. Human Resources has a plan in place to make sure work areas are then disinfected and potential contacts are notified.
Vaccination appointments are available statewide. To schedule an appointment in Southern Nevada:
For frequently asked questions and answers about COVID-19 infection and vaccines, visit www.lasvegasnevada.gov/vaccine.
If you have more questions about the vaccine, please visit https://www.immunizenevada.org/nv-covid-fighter for statewide information and https://covid.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/vaccine/ for Southern Nevada information. You can also call 800-401-0946.
Moderna Booster Interest Survey
The Office of Emergency Management would like employee feedback on whether or not they should offer the Moderna booster shot, when it is approved and available, at city locations.
If you received the Moderna brand COVID-19 vaccine, please take this short survey by Friday, Oct. 22, to help us plan for the right amount of resources.
Free Flu Shots
The city is pleased to offer free flu shots for employees covered under city-sponsored health plans. Employees will need to bring their HPN/SHL health insurance card and city badge to receive the shot. The high-dose senior formulation shots for those over the age 65 also will be available.
Employees covered by Teamsters/Fire Trusts will need to contact their providers for flu shots made available through those plans.
Top Priorities
Do you know what the City Council considers the top priorities for the city? Did you know every city employee plays a role in fulfilling those priorities?
It’s true, and all of this is laid out in our organization’s Strategic Plan. Before you glaze over at the sound of the phrase, we created a short video that explains the plan and how we hope to accomplish the priorities. You’ll hear from City Manager Jorge Cervantes, Chief Community Services Officer Lisa Morris-Hibbler and Strategic Initiatives Manager Dina Babsky.
Food Truck Thursday
In the mood for good food? Food Truck Thursdays offer delicious options located in the parking lot across from City Hall. Food trucks will rotate every other Thursday to add variety for lunch options for sale between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This week’s Food Truck Thursday will feature Cousins Maine Lobster, FlipNGrill, and Hot Dog on a Stick.
2021 Virtual Benefits Fair and Open Enrollment for Benefits
The Benefits Fair will once again be fully virtual this year, which means you can learn about the city’s benefits on demand, at your own convenience. The city’s benefits vendors have provided pre-recorded presentations; these will be available on the Employee Portal next week.
Open Enrollment for 2022 benefits will be available through Oracle self-service Nov. 1-19. As in previous years, if you do not wish to make any changes to your benefits, you don’t need to do anything. However, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts need to be updated and enrolled in each year.
Questions? Email HumanResourcesBenefitsOffice@lasvegasnevada.gov.
Employee Nominations Now Open
Nominations are now open for this year’s Mayor’s Award of Community Excellence and City Manager’s Award of Organizational Excellence. The deadline to submit nominations is Thursday, Nov. 4. Both awards will be presented Jan. 27, 2022, at the Employee Service Awards ceremonies.
Upcoming Events
 2021 Annual Las Vegas Book Festival
The Las Vegas Book Festival returns to the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., Saturday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is free and open to all ages. View the full schedule at www.lasvegasbookfestival.com.
The 20th annual festival on Saturday will feature programming for all ages, including headliners Fran Lebowitz, Dr. Oriel María Siu and Sandra Cisneros. Dozens of additional authors will participate in readings, workshops and panel discussions. In addition to its literary offerings, the festival will feature children’s activities, cooking demonstrations, musical performances, artisan vendors, food trucks, a juice box bar, a beer and wine garden, and more.
The 2021 festival is sponsored by Las Vegas Review-Journal/Las Vegas Sun; 98.5 KLUC radio; San Manuel Band of Mission Indians; Las Vegas-Clark County Library District; NEA Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest; and is produced by Nevada Humanities and the city of Las Vegas.
For updates and more information, visit www.lasvegasbookfestival.com.
 Virtual Halloween Costume Contest
City employees are invited to sign up at https://forms.office.com/g/3sL8DdD5qM for the costume contest, either as an individual or a group, by Monday, Oct. 25.
A WebEx invite will be sent to registered participants the week of Oct. 25. Join the WebEx meeting Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. to participate and to see if you have won a raffle prize.
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