Item No. _8b
Meeting Date: November 27, 2018

Salary Benefits Program
Summary of Changes Effective 1/1/19
Section

Recommendation

Current

Notes

2. Definitions

Probationary Period: An
extension of the hiring
process, the period of
time from the day a
newly hired or rehired
employee begins work at
the Port of Seattle
through the end of the
sixth month of
employment.

Probationary Period: The
period of time from the day
a newly hired or rehired
employee begins work at the
Port of Seattle through the
end of the sixth month of
employment.

Adding that it's an
extension of the hiring
process.

2. Definitions

Adding: When a job
opening is posted for an
at-will position, the atwill designation will be
identified in the posted
notice. An offer of
employment made to a
current employee or
external candidate for
an at-will position will
state that the position is
at-will and exempt from
any progressive
discipline policy.

"At-will" means a
designation given to some
non-represented jobs or
positions at the Port where
the employment
relationship may be
terminated by the Port or
employee at any time and
for any or no reason.
Employees hired as at-will
are not subject to the Port's
progressive discipline
process. Jobs designated as
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.

Further defining at-will
jobs and the discipline
policy that will be
applied to at-will jobs,
grandfathered at-will
jobs, and employees
who promote out of
grandfathered at-will
jobs.

5.1(A)(3) II.A.3.
Reporting

Internal Audit Director:
The Commission, through

Clarifies the reporting
relationship of the

(citations point to the
Salary and Benefits policy
directive)

Internal Audit Director: The

Requirements for
Certain Positions

the Audit Committee,
oversees the internal
audit function. The
Internal Audit Director,
reports to the Audit
Committee and
administratively to the
Executive Director. The
Audit Committee is
charged with making
recommendations to the
Commission on the
appointment,
replacement or dismissal
of the Internal Audit
Director; provides input to
the Executive Director on
the Internal Audit
Director's performance
evaluation; oversees the
Internal Audit Director's
plans and activities and
reviews with the Internal
Audit Director the staffing
and organizational
structure of the internal
audit function. The
internal Audit Department
staff will report to the
Internal Audit Director.

Commission, through the
Audit Committee, oversees
the internal audit function.
The Internal Audit Director,
reports to the Audit
Committee as provided in
the Audit Committee
Charter. The Audit
Committee is charged with
making recommendations
to the Commission on the
appointment, replacement
or dismissal of the Internal
Audit Director; provides
input to the CFO on
performance evaluation;
oversees the Internal Audit
Director's plans and
activities and reviews with
the Internal Audit Director
the staffing and
organizational structure of
the internal audit function.
The internal Audit
Department staff will
report to the Internal Audit
Director.

Internal Audit Director
and specifies who is
responsible for
completing the Internal
Audit Director's
performance
evaluation.

5.1(C) II.C. Pay
Ranges

2019 Pay Ranges will be
adjusted by 3.5% per
market analysis

In 2018, Pay Ranges were
adjusted by 3%

Market analysis has
been completed.

5.2(C)(1) III.B.1.
Paid Leave

Personal Day: One full day
per payroll year with no
accrual and no carry
forward.

None

5.2(C)(3) III.B.3.
Healthcare

Medical, Vision,
Pharmacy, and Dental,
coverage offered to
eligible employees
consistent with Patient
Protection and Affordable
Care Act (ACA)

Medical and Dental coverage
offered to eligible employees
consistent with Patient
Protection and Affordable
Care Act (ACA) requirements
and as specified in Port Policy
HR-31 - Employee Benefits for

This is a new paid leave
day for employees
based on feedback
received from the 2016
Benefit survey and
follow up market
analysis.
Specifies that pharmacy
and vision benefits are
part of the healthcare
benefits package
offered to employees.

5.3 IV. Benefits
Offered to Port of
Seattle Retirees
5.4(B)(1) V.A.
Benefits Offered to
Port of Seattle
Commissioners

5.4(B) V.2.a and
V.2.b.

5.4(B)(1)(b)
V.A.1.b

requirements and as
specified in Port Policy
HR-31 - Employee
Benefits for Nonrepresented employees.
Deleted: Eligibility
Requirements for Retiree
Medical

Non-represented employees.

A. Healthcare: Port
Commissioners shall have
the same healthcare,
medical, vision, pharmacy,
and dental benefit choices
offered to Port
employees.
Vision Benefits for
Commissioners AND
Vision Benefits for
Commissioner's
Dependents
Deleted: Medical Benefits
for Commissioners Eligible
for Retiree Medical

A. Healthcare: Port
Commissioners shall have the
same healthcare, medical and
dental benefit choices offered
to Port employees.

None

In 2019, medical
coverage for Port
retirees will no longer
be offered.
Aligning description of
healthcare benefits
available to
Commissioners with
those offered to
employees.
In 2019, Vision coverage
will have stand-alone
plans separate from
medical.
In 2019, medical
coverage for Port
retirees will no longer
be offered.