Item No. _6e supp 
Meeting Date: November 8, 2016 
2017 Salary and Benefits
Resolution 
First Reading 
November 8, 2016 

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Background 
RCW 53.08.170 authorizes Commission to establish
salaries and benefits via resolution. 
The Salary and Benefits Resolution covers non-
represented employees. 
Resolution also includes delegation of authority not
included elsewhere. 
The Incentive Pay Plan will be addressed in a separate
resolution on November 22, 2016. 
Resolution authorizes salaries and benefits 
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2017 Updates 
Definition updates 
Updated Pay Grades and Pay Ranges 
Holiday description modified 
Additions, Clarifications and Section Rearrangements 

5 types of updates to the 2017 Resolution 
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Definition Updates 
Added 
Regular Employee and Temporary Employee 
Deleting 
Eligible Employee and Ineligible Employee 
Updating 
Emergency Hire Employee and Part-Time Employee 

Definitions used in the Resolution and related documents 
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Pay Ranges and Pay Grades 
Pay Range Adjustment 
2016 ranges at market 
Local employers projecting a 3% increase in 2017 
2.5% range increase necessary to maintain competitive
ranges 
Pay Grade Changes 
Grades 1 and 2 eliminated 
Grades 43  45 published 
Slight changes to the Pay Grades and Pay Ranges for 2017 
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Holiday Definition Updated 
Port Designated Floating Holiday 
Clarifying definition to be in lieu of Veterans
Day 

Recognizes Veterans Day 
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Additions, Clarifications and Rearrangements 
Additions 
The new section specifying dual reporting relationships,
II.A is added 
Clarifications 
Reference to 2016 one-time lump sum payment deleted 
Benefits eligibility updated to comply with Affordable Care
Act 
Edits aid understanding 
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