PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      6b 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting    November 19, 2013 
DATE:    November 6, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Tammy Woodard, Assistant Director, HRD-Total Rewards 
SUBJECT:  Second Reading and Final Passage of Resolution No. 3686, 2014 Salaries and
Benefits 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request second reading and final passage of Resolution No. 3686: A resolution of the Port
Commission of the Port of Seattle establishing jobs, pay grades, salaries, allowances and
adjustments for Port employees not represented by a labor union; authorizing and establishing
conditions in connection with the following benefits:  Social Security, industrial insurance,
Unemployment Compensation, military leave; retirement; compensated leave, including civic
duty, bereavement leave, holidays, paid time off/extended illness leave, shared leave, and
awarded time; insurance benefits, including medical, dental, life and long-term disability; and
authorizing this resolution to be effective on January 1, 2014, and repealing all prior resolutions
dealing with the same subject, including Resolution No. 3671. 
SYNOPSIS 
The Salary and Benefits Resolution delegates authority from the Commission to the Chief
Executive Officer to oversee administration of pay and benefits for the Port's non-represented
employees. The resolution includes provisions governing pay practices, pay ranges and benefit
programs. When reviewing the 2013 Salary and Benefits Resolution and determining what
changes should be incorporated into the 2014 resolution, staff reviews what has changed in the
past year regarding pay, benefits and other Total Rewards programs as well as areas of the
current resolution that could be clarified. 
Recommended changes to the 2014 Salary and Benefits Resolution are minimal and similar to
changes in past years. Recommended changes include a 2% increase to the salary ranges for
non-represented jobs, an updated holiday schedule, a reduction of the maximum PTO balance to
480 hours, an updated Exhibit A that lists current non-union job titles and their associated salary
ranges, elimination of the foreign language pay premium, and some wording changes to increase
clarity and consistency. Cost associated with these changes are limited to those associated with
the range adjustment and will be approximately $5,000. 


Template revised May 30, 2013.

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
November 6, 2013 
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BACKGROUND 
The Salary and Benefits Resolution is a delegation of authority from the Commission to the
Chief Executive Officer to direct the administration of pay and benefits for the Port's nonrepresented
employees. Pay and benefits are major components of the Port's Total Rewards
package and are important to retaining, engaging and attracting skilled employees committed to
helping the Port achieve its mission, goals, and business objectives. 
The resolution covers approximately 950 employees, or about 54% of the Port's workforce,
those employees not represented by a labor union. One of the core pay principles of the Port's
Total Rewards philosophy is to pay at market and a core benefits principle is to provide a
benefits package that is slightly above market. Changes to the resolution vary from year to year 
and are consistent with the Total Rewards Philosophy. Proposed changes for the 2014 resolution
are similar to changes for 2013, the recommended 2014 resolution does not contain any
substantial changes. 
PROPOSED CHANGES 
There are some minimal changes from the 2013 resolution designed to improve clarity and
remove outdated language. Noteworthy revisions to the resolution include: 
VI.I.  Foreign Language Premium 
The current Foreign Language Premium was identified through the Total Rewards Philosophy
gap analysis as an aspect of the Port's non-represented pay program that is not aligned with the
Total Rewards Philosophy. The philosophy is to pay at market and research by Port staff
identified this premium as unique in the local area. We contacted other employers and did not
find any other employers who have a similar premium. Analysis of the premium also showed
that the $20/hour premium added to employee's pay rates when they provided translation
services to the Port results in widely varying pay rates to the employees who provided this
service. We also identified this as a rarely used component of the non-represented pay program. 
VIII.C.2d.(2) Limits on Accumulating PTO 
The 2014 Resolution will include the final reduction to the maximum PTO balance for
employees hired before 12/20/98. The current PTO program was implemented on December 20,
1998 and employees hired on or after this date have had a maximum PTO balance of 480 hours.
Employees hired before the implementation of the PTO program had their maximum balances
reduced by 100 hours per year until January of 2014 when the maximum balance will reduce
from 600 to 480 hours. 
VIII.C.4  Insurance Benefits for Employees and 
VIII.C.5  Insurance Benefits for Commissioners 
The 2013 and earlier Salary and Benefits Resolutions had one section that identified the
insurance benefits that both employees and Commissioners received. This format made it
difficult to identify how benefits eligibility differed for which benefits. There was also some
confusing redundancy in a couple of the Commissioner eligibility sections. The 2014 Resolution

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November 6, 2013 
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creates separate sections for employees and Commissioners so readers can go directly to the
section they are looking for and read about all insurance benefits for the group in one place
without having to sort through employee vs. Commissioner eligibility. This revision does not
change any provisions of these sections. 
Exhibit A 
Exhibit A is attached to the Salary and Benefits Resolution and is a schedule of non-represented
job titles and associated salary ranges.  Though salary ranges require the approval of the
Commission, amendments to Exhibit A do not require this level of approval. Exhibit A is
amended and re-published periodically throughout the year by Human Resources and
Development to reflect the outcomes of on-going job evaluation work. 

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
Resolution No. 3686  2014 Salary and Benefits Resolution 
Resolution No. 3686  Red-Line Version 
Exhibit A, Schedule of Authorized Non-Represented Position Titles and Salary Ranges
effective January 1, 2014 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
October 22, 2013  2014 Salary and Benefits Resolution Briefing 
November 5, 2013  2014 Salary and Benefits Resolution First Reading