8b Attachment Summary of Changes
Item No. _8b Meeting Date: November 27, 2018 Salary Benefits Program Summary of Changes Effective 1/1/19 Section Recommendation Current Notes (citations point to the Salary and Benefits policy directive) 2. Definitions Probationary Period: An Probationary Period: The Adding that it's an extension of the hiring period of time from the day extension of the hiring process, the period of a newly hired or rehired process. time from the day a employee begins work at the newly hired or rehired Port of Seattle through the employee begins work at end of the sixth month of the Port of Seattle employment. through the end of the sixth month of employment. 2. Definitions Adding: When a job "At-will" means a Further defining at-will opening is posted for an designation given to some jobs and the discipline at-will position, the at- non-represented jobs or policy that will be will designation will be positions at the Port where applied to at-will jobs, identified in the posted the employment grandfathered at-will jobs, and employees notice. An offer of relationship may be who promote out of employment made to a terminated by the Port or grandfathered at-will current employee or employee at any time and jobs. external candidate for for any or no reason. an at-will position will Employees hired as at-will state that the position is are not subject to the Port's at-will and exempt from progressive discipline any progressive process. Jobs designated as discipline policy. at-will are noted in Exhibit A of this policy directive and However, any employee will be identified as at-will hired prior to January 1, when a job opening for an 2014, who is transferred at-will position is posted or promoted into an at- and/or before an offer of will position is no longer employment is made. subject to the Employees hired, or termination "for cause" appointed, into at-will jobs standard and will be prior to January 1, 2014, are exempt from any grandfathered as 'for cause' progressive discipline employees. policy. 5.1(A)(3) II.A.3. Internal Audit Director: Internal Audit Director: The Clarifies the reporting Reporting The Commission, through relationship of the Requirements for the Audit Committee, Commission, through the Internal Audit Director Certain Positions oversees the internal Audit Committee, oversees and specifies who is audit function. The the internal audit function. responsible for Internal Audit Director, The Internal Audit Director, completing the Internal reports to the Audit reports to the Audit Audit Director's Committee and Committee as provided in performance administratively to the the Audit Committee evaluation. Executive Director. The Charter. The Audit Audit Committee is Committee is charged with charged with making making recommendations recommendations to the to the Commission on the Commission on the appointment, replacement appointment, or dismissal of the Internal replacement or dismissal Audit Director; provides of the Internal Audit input to the CFO on Director; provides input to performance evaluation; the Executive Director on oversees the Internal Audit the Internal Audit Director's plans and Director's performance activities and reviews with evaluation; oversees the the Internal Audit Director Internal Audit Director's the staffing and plans and activities and organizational structure of reviews with the Internal the internal audit function. Audit Director the staffing The internal Audit and organizational Department staff will structure of the internal report to the Internal Audit audit function. The Director. internal Audit Department staff will report to the Internal Audit Director. 5.1(C) II.C. Pay 2019 Pay Ranges will be In 2018, Pay Ranges were Market analysis has Ranges adjusted by 3.5% per adjusted by 3% been completed. market analysis 5.2(C)(1) III.B.1. Personal Day: One full day None This is a new paid leave Paid Leave per payroll year with no day for employees accrual and no carry based on feedback forward. received from the 2016 Benefit survey and follow up market analysis. 5.2(C)(3) III.B.3. Medical, Vision, Medical and Dental coverage Specifies that pharmacy Healthcare Pharmacy, and Dental, offered to eligible employees and vision benefits are coverage offered to consistent with Patient part of the healthcare eligible employees Protection and Affordable benefits package consistent with Patient Care Act (ACA) requirements offered to employees. Protection and Affordable and as specified in Port Policy Care Act (ACA) HR-31 Employee Benefits for requirements and as Non-represented employees. specified in Port Policy HR-31 Employee Benefits for Nonrepresented employees. 5.3 IV. Benefits Deleted: Eligibility In 2019, medical Offered to Port of Requirements for Retiree coverage for Port Seattle Retirees Medical retirees will no longer be offered. 5.4(B)(1) V.A. A. Healthcare: Port A. Healthcare: Port Aligning description of Benefits Offered to Commissioners shall have Commissioners shall have the healthcare benefits Port of Seattle the same healthcare, same healthcare, medical and available to Commissioners medical, vision, pharmacy, dental benefit choices offered Commissioners with and dental benefit choices to Port employees. those offered to offered to Port employees. employees. 5.4(B) V.2.a and Vision Benefits for None In 2019, Vision coverage V.2.b. Commissioners AND will have stand-alone Vision Benefits for plans separate from Commissioner's medical. Dependents 5.4(B)(1)(b) Deleted: Medical Benefits In 2019, medical V.A.1.b for Commissioners Eligible coverage for Port for Retiree Medical retirees will no longer be offered.
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