Stimulus Dec 2022: Americans could receive one-time payment worth $600 from $4.3 million pot

On Tuesday, the Denver City Council’s Finance and Governance Committee proposed to move $ 4.3 million from multiple departments’ budgets into a pot for bonuses.

THOUSANDS of Americans may claim a one-time payment of $600.

Denver’s deputy chief financial officer, Stephanie Adams, told Axios that the surplus funds would come from the city’s unfilled positions.

The 2022 Employee Appreciation Bonus Program is for city staff powered through additional labor from the pandemic.

Adams does not expect this to be an annual program.

How much are people getting?

Adams estimated that at least 8,288 city employees would be eligible to claim the payments.

The Denver Sheriff’s Department will contribute $ 1.4 million toward the bonus payments.

It would be the most significant share towards the $ 4.3 million pot.

Are you eligible?

There are currently a few eligibility requirements proposed.

First, if you are a career service employee whose agencies report directly to the mayor, you are “opted in.”

“Those agencies with qualifying employees that do not report directly to the mayor, we will work with them to give them the option to opt-in,” Adams said at the meeting.

In addition, part-time employees who are eligible for benefits through the Affordable Care Act also qualify.

Lastly, to receive the payment, they must be on the payroll at the time of the price, and they must’ve been hired by September 30, 2022.

When will people get the payment?

There is still a process before people may receive any payments.

Robert Austin, the communications specialist at the Office of the Denver City Council, told The U.S. Sun there would be a follow-up Mayor-Council meeting on December 6 and the First Reading on December 12.

The Second Reading will be on December 19, the last City Council meeting of the year.

The Finance and Governance Committee aims to get the $600 bonus paid out by December 30, 2022.