PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 

COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.      6c 
Date of Meeting     July 28, 2009 
DATE:    July 21, 2009 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    David Henderson, Senior Manager, Total Compensation 
SUBJECT:  Resolution No. 3625  Amend the 2009 Salary and Benefit Resolution No. 3609 

BACKGROUND
Section 1.4.4. of Resolution 3605 assigns administration of the day-to-day "Normal Port
Operations," which includes, in part, personnel administration, including "salary, wage and
benefit mattersagreement negotiations and modifications" to the Chief Executive Officer 
Resolution No. 3609, the Salary and Benefits Resolution, was adopted at the Commission regular 
meeting on December 15, 2008.  Subsequently, the Port has determined that the ability to
implement a Voluntary Separation Program would be useful in meeting financial challenges
created by dire economic environments. 
The amendment to Resolution No. 3609 authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to establish and
implement Voluntary Separation Programs as needed. 
The amendment has been inserted as a new Section IX, renumbers the former Section IX as 
Section X, and reads as follows:
IX. ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PROGRAMS 
The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to establish and implement Voluntary Separation
Programs as needed, and amend benefits provided for in the Salary and Benefit Resolution as
necessary to execute the provisions of any Voluntary Separation Program. The Commission
shall be notified of any amendments to benefits prior to implementation of any Voluntary
Separation Program. 
REQUESTED ACTION 
Resolution No. 3625, First Reading  Amend the 2009 Salary and Benefit Resolution No. 3609