Item No. 8b Supp 
Meeting date: 11/13/18 
2019 Salary and Benefits 
Introduction 
November 13, 2018 


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Topics to Cover 
Background of the Salary and Benefits Resolution 
Recommended Updates and changes 
Pay Range Adjustment 
Changes and Clarifications 
Retiree Medical Plans 
Paid Leave Plans 

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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 3752 will
incorporate changes to the Salary and Benefits Policy
Directive 
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Recommended Updates 

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Pay Range Adjustment 
The recommended pay range adjustment is 3.5% to maintain
market competitive pay ranges 
Costs associated with the range adjustment are minimal 
Less than 40 employees affected 
Cost is approximately $42,000 
2019 Seattle Minimum Wage will be $16/hour 
Grade 7 range minimum will be slightly less than $16/hour 
HR staff will review in 2019 
No employees will be paid less than the City of Seattle minimum wage 
High School intern rate will be $16.81/hour 
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Changes and Clarifications 
The Internal Audit Director reporting relationship will
clarified 
A slight change to the definition of the probationary period
that it is an extension of the hiring process 
NEW: Outside counsel recommended updating the
definition of at-will jobs. The footnote reference to at-will
jobs will be also removed from Exhibit A 
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Healthcare Plan Changes 
Eliminating Retiree Medical Plans 
Following years of declining enrollment and increasing premiums
we will discontinue the retiree medical plans after the end of 2018 
As a result, in Section 5.3, subsections (B) and (C) related to
medical benefits for retirees and their dependents are repealed 
Section 5.4(B)(1), delete existing paragraph (b) relating to medical
benefits for commissioners eligible for retiree medical 

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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, cannot be split up and taken as multiple partial days off 

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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 has applied 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
discussed during next year's process. 
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Questions? 

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