COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8l 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting    September 13, 2022 
DATE:     August 23, 2022 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Mikel O’Brien, Interim Senior Director of Labor Relations 
Milton Ellis, Labor Relations Manager 
SUBJECT:  Memorandum of Understanding between the Port of Seattle and the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 117, representing Police Officers at the Port of
Seattle 
Total Port Cost Increase for the Duration of the Memorandum of Understanding: $240,000 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Local 117, covering the period from August 28, 2022, through December 31, 2022. 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
Good faith bargaining between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Local 117,
representing Police Officers and the Port of Seattle resulted in a fair collective bargaining
agreement consistent with the Port’s priorities. 
There are currently seventy-eight (78) Police Officers employed at the Port of Seattle who are
assigned to the Port of Seattle Police Department.  Police Officers are assigned to the Port of
Seattle Police Department and provide law enforcement services on Port properties.
The Port of Seattle Police Department is experiencing a staffing shortage, with the Department
often falling below minimum staffing levels (MSL). In this regard, Immediate mitigation steps
were necessary to increase staffing and improve public safety. In recognition of these interests,
IBT, Local 117, and the Port have worked collaboratively to find a solution that the parties believe
will significantly improve patrol coverage at the airport and seaport, while retaining the existing
schedule for members of the bargaining unit. 
To address the Port Police Department staffing shortage issues for Officers, both the Port of
Seattle and IBT, Local 117, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that would allow Port
Police Officers to receive double time (2X) for working extra patrol shifts and volunteering for 
vacant overtime patrol shift assignments. The Port Police Department will also be able to resort

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Meeting Date: September 13, 2022 
to the mandatory overtime provisions of the collective bargaining agreement to assign Officers
to patrol shifts that remain vacant. 
The current contract language under Article 11.05 (A) of the Officers agreement provides for an
overtime rate of time and a half (1.5X). This Memorandum of Understanding will therefore allow
Patrol Officers to receive double time (2X) in working extra patrol shifts, volunteering for patrol
shift overtime assignments, or being mandatorily assigned to vacant overtime patrol shifts. 
The estimated total cost for Patrol Officers receiving double time (2X) for the duration of this
Memorandum of Understanding is $240,000. 
The Memorandum of Understanding will be in effect from August 28, 2022, through 
December 31, 2022. 
JUSTIFICATION 
RCW Chapter 41.56 requires the Port of Seattle to collectively bargaining wages, hours and
conditions of employment with the exclusive bargaining representative designated by the
employees. 
DETAILS 
Term of the Memorandum of Understanding – August 28, 2022, through December 31, 2022. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
1.  Memorandum of Understanding 
2.  Collective Bargaining Agreement
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None. 






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