As the cases of COVID 19 increase in Michigan, the City of Detroit is reducing the number of people in city buildings.
"The move was made to protect employees who must be in the building to effectively serve citizens and the City of Detroit," Mayor Mike Duggan announced Thursday. Those who can do their jobs remotely are being asked to do so.
All Police, Fire, EMS, Health department and DDOT employees, with the limited exception of some clerical positions, will still report to work as normal. Those clerical staff that do not report to the office will be asked to continue working from home.
Trash collection and recycling services will continue normally and Department of Public Works Traffic Safety workers will continue to address safety issues with traffic signs and signals.
“These are the primary services that citizens need from us right now and those all will continue as usual,” said Mayor Duggan. “However, with more employees working from home, there will be changes in how some city departments operate to make sure we are slowing the spread of COVID-19.”
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports 334 cases of COVID-19 in Michigan.