PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA 
ACTION ITEM                   Item No.      6h 
Date of Meeting      June 5, 2012 
DATE:    May 30, 2012 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Trish Murphy, Labor Relations Manager 
SUBJECT:  Memorandum of Understanding between the Port of Seattle and the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local  Union No.  117  representing Non-Sworn
Supervisors 
Total Estimated Cost to the Port:  $11,391.81 
Period of Agreement:   1.75 Years 
Source of Funds:     Police Department Operating Budget 
ACTION REQUESTED: 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Local Union No. 117 representing Non-Sworn Supervisors effective March 26, 2012,
through December 31, 2013. The MOU modifies the Non-Sworn Supervisors Collective Bargaining
Agreement (CBA)  Police Administrative Supervisor Hours of Work, Meal Period, and Wages. The
total additional estimated cost to the Port for the MOU is $11,391.81 over the twenty-one (21)
month period. 
SYNOPSIS: 
This MOU covers one position in the Non-Sworn Supervisors bargaining unit in the Port of
Seattle Police Department. The Police Department needs to schedule the Police Administrative
Supervisor for 2.5 additional hours per week. The MOU reflects the parties' agreement
regarding the additional work and corresponding pay. The additional estimated cost to the Port
in the current budget year to implement the MOU is $4952.46. 
BACKGROUND: 
The Police Department has one employee classified as a Police Administrative Supervisor.
Under the provisions of the CBA, this Supervisor worked fewer hours per week than her
subordinates, and the Department had more work for the Supervisor to perform than she could

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
May 30, 2012 
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cover under the schedule in the CBA. The CBA provides for a daily 8-hour shift 5 days per
week. However, each 8-hour shift includes a paid half hour lunch and 7.5 hours of scheduled
work time. The paid half hour lunch is not operationally necessary for the Supervisor position. 
The new schedule consists of an 8.5-hour schedule that includes an unpaid half hour lunch and 8 
full hours of work. The parties agreed that the Supervisor's compensation should equitably
reflect the change. The hourly pay adjustment necessary to compensate equitably the increase in
weekly work hours from 37.5 to 40 hours and eliminate the paid lunch period is as follows: 
Actual   Hourly
Hours worked          Hours   Cost of
plus paid meal           Worked  Hour               Hours   Percent
Old Rate    period         Daily Pay   Per Day   Worked   Annualized    Worked  Difference 
$ 32.65           8   $ 261.20      7.5   $ 34.83   $ 67,912.00    1950       0% 

New Rate 
$ 
$ 34.83  N/A          $ 278.64       8  34.83     $ 72,446.40    2080     6.7% 
1.   Cost per hour worked remains the same 
2. Increased costs are associated with increase in additional hours worked 
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: 
RCW Chapter 41.56 requires the Port of Seattle to collectively bargain wages, hours, and
working conditions with the exclusive bargaining representative designated by the employees. 
SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT: 
The MOU impacts the wages and schedule of one bargaining unit classification. It does not
impact other provisions of the CBA. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 
Budget Status and Source of Funds 
The increase in expense in the Police Department's 2012 and 2013 operating budgets are as
follows:

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
May 30, 2012 
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2012 Budget Impact 
Start            End         Pay Periods 
26-Mar-12      29-Dec-12         20 
Old Rate        New Rate       Difference 
$
$ 32.65    34.83 
$
$ 52,240.00    55,728.00     $ 3,488.00 
42%      Benefits cost 
$ 4,952.96  2012 Budget Impact 
2013 Budget Impact 
Start            End         Pay Periods 
Jan. 2013       Dec. 2013          26 
Old Rate       New Rate       Difference 
$
$ 32.65    34.83 
$
$ 67,912.00    72,446.40     $ 4,534.40 
42%      Benefits cost 
$ 6,438.85   2013 Budget Impact 
$ 11,391.81    Total cost over life of MOU (1.75 years) 

OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
MOU between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local
Union No. 117 representing Non-Sworn Supervisors 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: 
July 12, 2011  The Commission authorized a new collective bargaining agreement between
the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 117
representing Non-Sworn Supervisors covering the period from January 1, 2011, through
December 31, 2013.