Fort Saskatchewan city council had another update from their COVID-19 Task Force.

Led by city manager Troy Fleming and a group of general managers, the task force has authority to deploy resources and reallocate funds from the budget if necessary, to make quick decisions.

During Wednesday's (Apr.1) special meeting, the task force informed council over 100 city employees will be laid off as of Sunday. This is due to the recreation and culture facilities closing indefinitely. The city is still looking to redeploy staff where they can.

Around 90 city employees are currently working from home.

The task force also mentioned there aren't any confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Fort Saskatchewan.

Council will meet for their next special meeting on Apr.8. Topics include another COVID-19 update, discussing property tax penalties and a look at the 2020 budget.