The Board of Supervisors voted to approve the payment for 5,900 employees at last week's meeting.
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The elected officials spoke about the exemplary work employees have done during this difficult time.
Those who work 32 hours or more per week will receive a $1,500 payment.
Employees who work less than 32 hours per week will receive a $750 payment.
"The county of Fresno has been given a tremendous amount of resources from the federal government. Our Board of Supervisors have given a lot of that to small businesses, but we wanted to make sure that this commitment per $1500 that our employees recognize that they have not been forgotten during this process," said Supervisor Nathan Magsig.
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The payments will total several millions of dollars.
Emails have been sent to all county employees regarding the payment.