Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 UPDATES 

Below is updated information and guidance around COVID-19, as of August 2023. If you do not find the information you need below or on the Employee COVID-19 FAQ page, please contact human.resources@cityofsanrafael.org or visit the Marin County Public Health website.

Masking Guidance

Although the state indoor masking mandate was lifted as of February 2022, masks continue to be strongly recommended by the CA Department of Public Health for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, in all indoor public spaces. Printable flyers recommending mask wearing indoors are available online. These can be posted at the entrances and throughout City facilities.

COVID-19 continues to pose a risk.  Anyone who experiences COVID-like symptoms should follow the appropriate steps outlined in the current Public Health Guidance.

If you are experiencing COVID-like symptoms, stay home and get tested immediately. If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms at work and need a rapid test, please contact human.resources@cityofsanrafael.org. 

UPDATED PROCEDURE (Non-Sworn Employees) - Reporting a Positive COVID Test:

If you test positive for COVID (with symptoms or are asymptomatic), you should stay home and immediately notify your supervisor and email the following information to human.resources@cityofsanrafael.org: 

• The date you tested positive
• Any close contacts* at work
• Date you last worked at a City facility or in a City vehicle

Staff who have been exposed* to COVID may work so long as they remain asymptomatic. They should test 3 - 5 days after exposure, or sooner if they develop symptoms. Persons exposed to COVID should wear a well-fitting face mask for 10 days after exposure. Review CDPH guidance here: What To Do If You Are Exposed To Covid-19.

*The definition of "close contact" has been updated to mean "someone sharing the same indoor airspace, e.g., home, clinic waiting room, airplane etc., for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period” going back 2 days before the positive test date (or when symptoms began, whichever is earlier).

Employee Timesheet for Time Off Work (Non-Sworn Employees): 

If you are unable to work due to COVID-19 and need to request time off use regular Sick Time on your timesheet. If you don’t have enough accrued Sick hours, you may use other accrued leave time. COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) expired as of December 31, 2022.

UPDATED PROCEDURE (Sworn Employees) - Reporting a Positive COVID Test:

If you test positive for COVID (with symptoms or are asymptomatic), you should stay home and immediately notify your supervisor & HR at human.resources@cityofsanrafael.org with the following information:

• The date you tested positive
• Any close contacts* at work
• Date you last worked at a City facility or in a City vehicle
• List of all City facilities/vehicles you worked at or in, during the 14 days prior to testing positive

It is HIGHLY recommended that Sworn employees receive a follow-up PCR TEST (if antigen test is initially taken) as soon as possible within 14 days of last onsite work, in the event a longer isolation or treatment period is medically necessary. If filing a Workers Compensation claim, State Law REQUIRES a positive PCR test taken within 14 days of working onsite. If any lost time is found (past the first 10 days) a medical disability note is also required from the employee’s physician. Public Safety (Sworn) employees should follow department-specific guidance regarding time off and timecard reporting.   

UPDATED PROCEDURE (All Employees) - Isolation Guidance and Return to On-Site Work:

• Stay home for at least 5 days from start of symptoms (shortness of breath, fever, cough, etc.) or from date of first positive test if no symptoms. Day 0 is symptom start or test date.
• Wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days.
• Isolation can end after Day 5 if:
  • Symptoms are not present, or are mild and improving; AND
  • You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication).
• Note: a negative test is not needed in order to return to onsite work so there is no need to retest to end isolation.
• If symptoms are not improving, continue to isolate until symptoms improve or until after Day 10. Day 0 is symptom start or positive test date.
• If fever is present, isolation should be continued until 24 hours after fever resolves.

Please note, loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation.

If you have questions, or need tests or masks, please contact your supervisor or HR at (415) 485-3069 or  human.resources@cityofsanrafael.org.