Introduction – Resolution

2026 Salary and Benefits Resolution

November 11, 2025

Item Number: __8i_supp__

Meeting Date: November 18, 2025

Topics

• Background of the Salary and Benefits Process

• Recommend Updates and Changes

Salary & Benefits Resolution Background

What is the resolution, what does it do

• The Salary and Benefits Resolution is the Port Commission’s

authorization to revise the pay and benefits programs that are part of

the Port’s overall Total Rewards package for non-represented

employees.

• RCW 53.08.170 requires Port Commission to authorize pay and

benefits for non-represented employees by resolution.

Recommended Changes for 2026

Policy Establishing Jobs, Pay Grades, Graded Pay Range Structure,

and Pay Rates

• The Non-Represented and Executive Graded Salary Range Structures will

have an overall increase of 3.48%.

Recommended Changes for 2026

Executive Leadership

Recommended Changes for 2026

Policy Establishing Jobs, Pay Grades, Graded Pay Range Structure,

and Pay Rates

• Introduce two new, separate pay grades and ranges as Non-Assessed

Jobs for Public Safety leadership roles.

• Deputy Chief of Police/Assistant Fire Chief

• Chief of Police/Fire Chief

• Ranges set at 110% of base pay rate for direct report roles.

Recommended Changes for 2026

Definitions

• “Temporary assignment” definition adjusted to remove the six-month

limit to temporary assignment extensions. Extensions will continue to

require Human Resources approval.

Policy Regarding Benefits Programs

• Include Benefit Savings Accounts as established benefit programs.

• Authorization to establish a Voluntary Employee Benefit Associate

(VEBA) trust.

Estimated Cost

Introduction of new Graded Salary Range Structure

• The current estimate impacts 15 employees, approximately costing

$32,911.43, whose current salary falls below the new grade salary

minimum.

Introduction of new grades and salary ranges for Police and Fire

• Currently there are 3 Deputy Chief of Police and 2 Assistant Fire Chief.

Each will receive a pay adjustment based on the new pay policy to set

pay within the new pay range and will cost $127,111.

Questions?