8b 2019 Salary and Benefits Summary of Changes

Item No. _8b 
Meeting Date: November 13, 2018 
Salary Benefits Program 
Summary of Changes Effective 1/1/19 
Section             Recommendation                  Current                        Notes 
(citations point to the
Salary and Benefits policy
directive) 
2. Definitions         Probationary Period: An     Probationary Period: The        Adding that it's an
extension of the hiring      period of time from the day     extension of the hiring
process, the period of       a newly hired or rehired         process. 
time from the day a        employee begins work at
newly hired or rehired      the Port of Seattle through
employee begins work     the end of the sixth month
at the Port of Seattle        of employment. 
through the end of the
sixth month of 
employment. 
2. Definitions        Adding: When a job        "At-will" means a                Further defining At Will
opening is posted for an   designation given to some    jobs and the discipline
at-will position, the at-    non-represented jobs or       policy that will be
will designation will be    positions at the Port where    applied to At Will jobs,
identified in the posted   the employment              grandfathered into At
Will jobs, and
notice. An offer of         relationship may be
employees who
employment made to a   terminated by the Port or    promote out of
current employee or      employee at any time and    grandfathered At Will
external candidate for     for any or no reason.          jobs. 
an at-will position will     Employees hired as at-will
state that the position is   are not subject to the Port's
at-will and exempt from   progressive discipline
any progressive           process. Jobs designated as
discipline policy.           at-will are noted in Exhibit A
of this policy directive and
However, any employee  will be identified as at-will
hired prior to January 1,   when a job opening for an
2014, who is transferred  at-will position is posted
or promoted into an at-   and/or before an offer of
will position is no longer   employment is made.
subject to the             Employees hired, or
termination "for cause"   appointed, into at-will jobs 
standard and will be      prior to January 1, 2014, are
exempt from any        grandfathered as 'for cause' 
progressive discipline     employees. 
policy. 
5.1(A)(3) II.A.3.       Internal Audit Director:        Internal Audit Director: The     Clarifies the reporting
Reporting          The Commission, through                                 relationship of the

Requirements for   the Audit Committee,        Commission, through the      Internal Audit Director
Certain Positions     oversees the internal         Audit Committee, oversees     and specifies who is
audit function. The           the internal audit function.     responsible for
Internal Audit Director,       The Internal Audit Director,     completing the Internal
reports to the Audit          reports to the Audit             Audit Director's
Committee and            Committee as provided in     performance
administratively to the        the Audit Committee           evaluation. 
Executive Director. The       Charter. The Audit
Audit Committee is          Committee is charged with
charged with making        making recommendations
recommendations to the     to the Commission on the
Commission on the          appointment, replacement
appointment,               or dismissal of the Internal
replacement or dismissal     Audit Director; provides
of the Internal Audit          input to the CFO on
Director; provides input to    performance evaluation;
the Executive Director on     oversees the Internal Audit
the Internal Audit             Director's plans and
Director's performance       activities and reviews with
evaluation; oversees the     the Internal Audit Director
Internal Audit Director's      the staffing and
plans and activities and       organizational structure of
reviews with the Internal     the internal audit function.
Audit Director the staffing    The internal Audit
and organizational           Department staff will
structure of the internal      report to the Internal Audit
audit function. The           Director. 
internal Audit Department
staff will report to the
Internal Audit Director. 
5.1(C) II.C. Pay       2019 Pay Ranges will be     In 2018, Pay Ranges were        Market analysis is still
Ranges             adjusted by 3.5% per       adjusted by 3%                in progress. 
market analysis 

5.2(C)(1) III.B.1.      Personal Day: One full day   None                                This is a new paid leave
Paid Leave           per payroll year with no                                     day for employees
accrual and no carry                                          based on feedback
forward.                                                     received from the 2016
Benefit survey and
follow up market
analysis. 
5.2(C)(3) III.B.3.      Medical, Vision,              Medical and Dental coverage    Specifies that 
Healthcare          Pharmacy, and Dental,      offered to eligible employees   pharmacy and vision
coverage offered to         consistent with Patient         benefits are part of the
eligible employees          Protection and Affordable      healthcare benefits
consistent with Patient     Care Act (ACA) requirements    package offered to
Protection and Affordable  and as specified in Port Policy   employees. 
Care Act (ACA)             HR-31  Employee Benefits

requirements and as       for Non-represented
specified in Port Policy      employees. 
HR-31  Employee
Benefits for Nonrepresented
employees. 
5.3 IV. Benefits      Deleted: Eligibility                                              In 2019, medical
Offered to Port of   Requirements for Retiree                                     coverage for Port
Seattle Retirees      Medical                                                       retirees will no longer
be offered. 
5.4(B)(1) V.A.        A. Healthcare: Port          A. Healthcare: Port              Aligning description of
Benefits Offered    Commissioners shall have   Commissioners shall have the   healthcare benefits
to Port of Seattle    the same healthcare,        same healthcare, medical and   available to
Commissioners      medical, vision,            dental benefit choices offered  Commissioners with
pharmacy, and dental      to Port employees.             those offered to
benefit choices offered to                                    employees. 
Port employees. 
5.4(B) V.2.a and     Vision Benefits for           None                            In 2019, Vision coverage
V.2.b.                 Commissioners AND                                             will have stand-alone
Vision Benefits for                                              plans from medical. 
Commissioner's
Dependents 
5.4(B)(1)(b)          Deleted: Medical                                              In 2019, medical
V.A.1.b               Benefits for                                                  coverage for Port
Commissioners Eligible                                     retirees will no longer
for Retiree Medical                                           be offered.

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