Gouldsboro selectmen adopt COVID-19 protocol
GOULDSBORO Selectmen late last week instituted a COVID-19 policy entitling the town’s municipal employees to up to 80 hours of paid time off if they contract the coronavirus.
The policy also cites mask-wearing and other best practices to avoid catching or spreading the disease but does not call for any disciplinary action if that protocol is not followed on the job.
At their April 1 meeting, selectmen voted 5-0 without comment to adopt the “Pandemic Virus Policy,” which is drawn from guidance from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).