PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      7c 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting     April 12, 2016 
DATE:    April 8, 2016 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Paula Edelstein, Senior Director, Human Resources 
SUBJECT:  Incentive Pay Plan Briefing 
SYNOPSIS 
The purpose of this briefing is to present the proposed incentive pay plan prior to a
request for the Port Commission to approve an amendment to the 2016 Salary and
Benefits Resolution authorizing the plan. 

BACKGROUND 
Port staff is proposing an incentive pay plan for non-represented employees. This plan
will be in addition to the existing Pay for Performance plan that rewards employees based
on their performance review ratings with base pay increases. This is a results oriented,
self-funding, values driven and Century Agenda focused plan. The proposal includes a
June 1, 2016 effective date. 
The proposed plan is a results oriented plan that only pays out when financial
performance exceeds budget. The plan will include a balanced approach by including
values driven non-financial goals in addition to the self-finding financial goal. The selffunding
aspect of the plan will not add to fixed payroll costs. In addition, at least half the
financial performance that exceeds budget will be retained by the Port.  A required
portion of the amount retained by the Port will be returned to the airport and a portion
will go to the tax levy fund to offset the need for future levy increases. 
The plan is also values driven and socially responsible. The proposed incentive pay plan
focuses on the triple bottom line and it awards payouts to employees first and then to
executive leaders. The proposed plan will support Port employees working together as
One Port for the benefit of the region and bring focus to the Port's Century Agenda goals. 
The proposed incentive pay plan will support the Port's attraction and retention efforts by
adding a component to the Port's pay program that is very common in private industry.
In 2015, 75% of the Port's new hires came from private industry. This plan will also
create a competitive advantage for the Port among public sector employers and will
particularly distinguish the Port among local public employers where these types of plans
are uncommon. 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
April 8, 2016 
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ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
Computer slide presentation. 

PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None.