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ORDINANCE NO. 015-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR NON -REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES;
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.061-21; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITYAND
PUBLICATION; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has established certain employment benefits for non -
represented employees; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A.34.180, the City Council may, by ordinance, modify the
wages, hours, and conditions of employment, including benefits, of its employees; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 061-21, the City Council established benefits for non -
represented employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interest of the City and City employees to
periodically review and update employment wages and benefits, and, in so doing, has
determined it is appropriate to adjust certain benefits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that insurance needs of each employee vary from
employee to employee; and
WHEREAS, the various insurance programs offered to non -represented employees are at
the discretion of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Washington Cities, the association through which the City
purchases non -represented insurance benefits, desires as much advance notice as possible of
any changes to program selections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to modify plan options to ensure benefits meet the
needs of the City's non -represented employees, balanced with the City's overall needs and
associated costs, and the costs of the proposed plan changes have been built into the 2025-2026
budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish benefits consistent with the findings
herein for non -represented employees, including the Mayor; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
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Ordinance No. 015-24
Page 2 of 2
SECTION 1. Amendment. Appendix A of Ordinance No. 061-21 is replaced with Appendix
A hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and Section 4 of Ordinance No. 061-21 is
amended to read as follows:
Effective January 1, 2025, non -union employees, including the Mayor, will be eligible for
the benefits listed in Appendix A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
should be held to be unconstitutional or unlawful by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect
five days after publication, as provided by law, provided the amendment set forth in Section 1
hereof shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 12t" day of November 2024.
Signed by:
Fred CiA A.
Fred Chang, Mayor Pro-Tem
ATTEST:
Signed by:
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Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Signed by:
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Charlotte A. Archer, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: November 15, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2024
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APPENDIX "A"
Part 1: Programs Offered
Dental Insurance Programs offered
1. AWC Delta Dental of Washington Plan F
2. AWC Delta Dental of Washington Orthodontia Rider Plan II
3. Willamette Dental $15 Co -pay Plan
Vision Insurance Program offered
1. AWC Vision Services Plan $10 Copay Plan
2. AWC Vision Services Plan 2nd Pair Option
Medical Insurance Programs Offered by the City of Port Orchard
1. AWC HealthFirst° 250
2. AWC Kaiser Permanente 200
3. AWC Regence High Deductible Health Plan
4. AWC Kaiser Permanente High Deductible Health Plan
HSA
1. HSA Bank
Part 2: Employee Cost Share
A. Full-time employees (as defined in personnel policy):
Insurance
City
Share
Employee
Share
Dental
100%
0%
Vision
100%
0%
Medical — HealthFirst° 250 or Kaiser 200
90%
10%
Medical — High Deductible Plan
100%
0%
B. Part-time emDlovees (as defined in Dersonnel Dolicv)
Insurance
City Share
Employee
Share
Dental
n/a
n/a
Vision
n/a
n/a
Medical -employee only
50%*
50%
Medical-spouse/dependents
0%
100%
* City pays 50% only if employee agrees to 50% payroll deduction for one of
the medical programs identified in Part 1 of this Appendix
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C. Payroll will calculate the applicable portion of the employee's share of premiums and
may use applicable rounding to create even deductions for all applicable pay periods.
D. An employee choosing to enroll on a high deductible medical plan, if they qualify and
attest to their eligibility for such an account, will be able to make a contribution to a
Health Savings Account (HSA) via payroll deduction to a vendor chosen by the City.
Part 3: Citv's Contributions to HRA VEBA
For those full-time, eligible employees (as defined in personnel policy) who are offered and
enroll in one of the medical plans offered in Part 1 of this Appendix, the City shall contribute the
monthly amounts as established below:
HealthFirst°
250
Regence
High
Deductible
Kaiser
200
Kaiser High
Deductible
Employee Only
35.00
100.00
30.00
50.00
Employee/Spouse
55.00
200.00
60.00
100.00
Employee/Spouse/1 Dependent
75.00
300.00
65.00
150.00
Employee/Spouse/2 (or more) Dependents
80.00
400.00
80.00
200.00
Employee + 1 Dependent
55.00
200.00
60.00
100.00
Employee + 2 (or more) Dependents
75.00
300.00
65.00
150.00
Part 4: Well City Incentive Program
For those eligible employees who are offered and enroll in medical insurance plan identified in
Part 1 of this Appendix.
The City participates in the AWC Well City Wellness Program. Each year AWC awards a discount
off medical premiums for cities that participate and receive the Wellness Award. The City
encourages employees to participate in wellness activity throughout the year to promote
health and wellness. Those employees who are enrolled on an AWC medical insurance plan
through the City as of December 31 of the year for which the Well City award is based will be
eligible for a wellness incentive bonus to be deposited to their established HRA VEBA account.
(For example, an employee enrolled in AWC medical insurance on December 31, 2021, is
eligible for the incentive paid in 2022 provided that the City earns the Well City Award.)
The City shall deposit $100 for each eligible employee as described above on an annual basis.
Well City Incentive payments will be paid to employees who remain employed on the day the
payment is paid.