After spirited debate, La Crosse County Board passes $500 COVID reimbursement for employees
December 17, 2020 8:37 PM
Mike Tighe
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — La Crosse County employees will get a one-time payment of $500, tax-free, to cover COVID-19 related expenses, under a resolution county supervisors approved Thursday after a contentious, two-hour debate.
Some supervisors resisted the idea, insisting that it would be unfair to workers in other occupations and challenging whether it would help the local economy.
The action survived a vote to refer the issue back to the executive committee in a quest to help more people, but it ultimately passed on a vote of 16 supervisors for, 12 against and one supervisor excused.