Item No. _9a attach 
Meeting Date: October 23, 2018 
Salary Benefits Program 
Summary of Changes Effective 1/1/19 
Section             Recommendation                   Current                        Notes 
(citations point to
Resolution 3739) 
I. Definitions          Probationary Period: An      Probationary Period: The         Adding that it's an
extension of the hiring       period of time from the day a     extension of the hiring
process, the period of        newly hired or rehired            process, 
time from the day a          employee begins work at the
newly hired or rehired       Port of Seattle through the
employee begins work at    end of the sixth month of 
the Port of Seattle            employment. 
through the end of the
sixth month of 
employment. 
II.A.3. Reporting     Internal Audit Director:        Internal Audit Director: The      Clarifies the reporting
Requirements for    The Commission, through     Commission, through the       relationship of the
Certain Positions     the Audit Committee,         Audit Committee, oversees      Internal Audit Director
oversees the internal audit    the internal audit function.      and specifies who is
function. The Internal         The Internal Audit Director,      responsible for
Audit Director, reports to      reports to the Audit              completing the Internal
the Audit Committee and     Committee as provided in       Audit Director's
administratively to the        the Audit Committee            performance 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, replacement    or dismissal of the Internal
or dismissal of the Internal    Audit Director; provides
Audit Director; provides       input to the CFO on
input to the Executive         performance evaluation;
Director on the Internal       oversees the Internal Audit
Audit Director's               Director's plans and
performance evaluation;      activities and reviews with
oversees the Internal Audit    the Internal Audit Director
Director's plans and           the staffing and
activities and reviews with    organizational structure of
the Internal Audit Director     the internal audit function.
the staffing and               The internal Audit
organizational structure of    Department staff will report
the internal audit function.    to the Internal Audit
The internal Audit             Director. 
Department staff will
report to the Internal Audit

Director. 
II.C. Pay Ranges      2019 Pay Ranges will be      In 2018, Pay Ranges were        Market analysis is still in
adjusted per market        adjusted by 3%                  progress. 
analysis 

III.B.1. Paid Leave     Personal Day: One full day    None                               This is a new paid leave
per payroll year with no                                        day for employees based
accrual and no carry                                           on feedback received
forward.                                                       from the 2016 Benefit
survey and follow up
market analysis. 
III.B.3. Healthcare    Medical, Vision,              Medical and Dental coverage     Specifies that pharmacy
Pharmacy, and Dental,      offered to eligible employees    and vision benefits are
coverage offered to         consistent with Patient          part of the healthcare
eligible employees          Protection and Affordable       benefits offered to
consistent with Patient      Care Act (ACA) requirements     employees. 
Protection and Affordable   and as specified in Port Policy
Care Act (ACA)              HR-31  Employee Benefits for
requirements and as        Non-represented employees. 
specified in Port Policy HR-
31  Employee Benefits
for Non-represented
employees. 
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 
V.A. Benefits         A. Healthcare: Port          A. Healthcare: Port              Aligning description of
Offered to Port of    Commissioners shall have   Commissioners shall have the    healthcare benefits
Seattle              the same healthcare,        same healthcare, medical and   available to
Commissioners      medical, vision, pharmacy,  dental benefit choices offered   Commissioners with
and dental benefit choices   to Port employees.               those offered to
offered to Port                                                employees. 
employees. 
V.2.a and V.2.b.      Vision Benefits for            None                              In 2019, Vision coverage
Commissioners AND Vision                                 will have stand-alone
Benefits for                                                      plans from medical 
Commissioner's
Dependents 
V.A.1.b               Deleted: Medical Benefits                                      In 2019, medical
for Commissioners Eligible                                     coverage for Port
for Retiree Medical                                              retirees will no longer be
offered