Item No. 9a Supp 
Meeting date: 10/23/18 
2019 Salary and Benefits 
Commission Briefing 
October 23, 2018 


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Topics to Cover 
Background of the Salary and Benefits Resolution 
Recommended Updates 
Pay Range Adjustment 
Reporting Relationship Change 
Clarification of a Definition 
Change to Leave Plans 
Changes to Healthcare Plans 
Administrative Updates 
Healthcare Plan Design 
Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave 
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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 
The Resolution includes delegation of authority not
included elsewhere 
The 2019 Salary and Benefits Resolution will incorporate
changes to Resolution No. 3739, the 2018 Salary and
Benefits Resolution 
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Recommended Updates 

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Pay Range Adjustment 
With the limited data currently available we are estimating
that the required adjustment will be between 3.0% and
3.5% to maintain market competitive pay ranges 
Data will continue to become available over the next few
weeks and we will incorporate new data into a specific
recommendation for the first reading of the Resolution 
Costs associated with the range adjustment are minimal 
Less than 40 employees affected 
Estimated cost is approximately $40,000 
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Reporting Relationship Change 
The reporting relationship of the Internal Audit Director
will be clarified to specify that performance reviews will be
prepared and conducted by the Executive Director 
Formerly prepared and conducted by the CFO 


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Definition Change 
A slight change to the definition of the probationary period
that it is an extension of the hiring process 



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Paid Leave Plans 
Prompted by feedback from the 2016 Employee Benefits
Survey and 2017 focus groups 
Researched local public employers and general industry
market data and found we lagged the market average in
this area Recommended Addition: 
One (1) Personal Day per year 
Administered similar to a holiday with no liability accruing to the Port, no
accrual or carry forward of the day to the following year 
Taken as a full day off and cannot be split up and taken as multiple partial days
off 

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Healthcare Plan Changes 
Defining the Vision and Prescription Plans 
Eliminating Retiree Medical Plans 
Following years of declining enrollment and increasing costs we
will discontinue the retiree medical plans after the end of 2018 
As a result, sections IV.A. and IV.B., Medical Benefits for Retirees
and Medical Benefits for Dependents of Retirees, will be deleted 
Section V.B., Commissioner Retiree Medical Benefits, will also be
deleted 

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Administrative Updates 

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Vision and Dental Plan Changes 
Employees have expressed a desire for more choice in
health plan options  we listened! 
For both the Vision Plan and Dental Plan we are
implementing enhanced plans that employees may elect 
Enhanced Vision Plan will have increased benefits, including
choices of additional lens allowances, and employees will pay a
higher monthly premium 
Enhanced Dental Plan will have increased benefits, including a
higher annual maximum and adult orthodontia, and employees will
pay a higher monthly premium 
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Additional Medical Plan Benefit 
For the 2019 plan year we are adding infertility benefits
that includes up to $10,000 lifetime maximum coverage for: 
Artificial Insemination and Ovulation Induction 
Overall, there are no cost increases for employees or the
Port for 2019 benefits comparable to 2018 benefits 
There are additional costs for employees who elect enhanced vision
and/or dental benefits 

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Washington State Paid Family & Medical Leave 
Mandated by state  benefits available 1/1/2020 
Provides partial pay (max $1,000/week) benefits for up to 12 weeks of medical (18 weeks
in some pregnancy situations) 
Funded by employee and employer premiums beginning 1/1/2019 
State rulemaking will not be completed until approximately 3Q 2019 
The Port is pursuing the option to opt-out of the State plan with a voluntary plan
offering benefits that are at least as good as the State plan 
The State must approve employers' applications to opt out 
We anticipate that our plan will be approved this year and become effective in 2020 
Details on participation in either the State program or the Port's plan will be
included in next year's briefing. 
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Questions? 

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