Excluded workers to finally receive $1,400 checks

Iowa City Council agreed to fund the remaining workers once the Johnson County Board of Supervisors declined city council's request to split the responsibility last week.
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  • Council chambers at Emma J. Harvat Hall in Iowa City in Johnson County on Aug. 16.

    Iowa City Council unanimously supported a resolution Aug. 16 to fund the remaining 319 excluded workers that did not receive a $1,400 check through the Direct Payment Assistance Program.

    Council’s decision will increase Iowa City’s contribution by approximately $455,000. About $3.2 million of the budgeted $3.5 million funds have now been spent between Johnson County and Iowa City. The city of Coralville has contributed $30,000 to the program.

    “At this…

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