034-19 - Ordinance - To Change Certain Insurance Benefits Provided to City Council Members and Eligible Non-Rep. EmployeeoRDtNANCE NO.034-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
TO CHANGE CERTAIN INSURANCE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ELIGIBLE NON.REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PUBIICATION;
AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has provided a 55,000 life insurance and accidental death and
di"smemberment (AD&D) insurance policy to members of the Port Orchard City Council and to
Port Orchard Police Department reserve officers for many years under a stand-alone insurance
contract with Standard lnsurance Company; and
WHEREAS, Standard lnsurance Company has notified the City that the contract will
terminate as of September 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue to provide life and AD&D insurance to City Council
members and employees when possible; and
WHEREAS, the City has been unable to locate a vendor to provide life and AD&D insurance
to the small number of police reserve officers and so will be unable to continue to provide this
coverage to the City's reserve officers; and
WHEREAS, the City is able to provide life and AD&D insurance to City Council members
through Standard lnsurance Company under the group policy administered by the Association
of Washington Cities (AWC); and
WHEREAS, the City already has a contract in place with Standard lnsurance Company
through AWC; and
WHEREAS, the City's contract with Standard lnsurance through AWC is more cost
effective, allowing the City to purchase the same amount of life and AD&D insurance benefits
for City Council members as it does for other non-represented employees while still saving
monthly premiums; and
WHEREAS, the City is interested in continuing to provide life and AD&D insurance to City
Council members and in extending the same benefit to all non-represented employees; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Constitution prevents the City Council from increasing
their compensation during the Council members' current terms in office; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Effective September L,2OL9, the City shall provide life and AD&D insurance
in the amount of 55,000 to each City Council member under an insurance contract administered
through the Association of Washington Cities. This is not an increase in City Council member
compensation over the life and AD&D insurance coverage provided to date.
SECTION 2. Effective September L,2OL9, the City shall provide life and AD&D insurance
in the amount of 550,000 to each non-represented employee who is employed an average of
thirty (30) hours or more per week.
SECTION 3. Effective January L,2020, the City shall provide life and AD&D insurance in
the amount of 550,000 to City Council members holding positions 1., 4, 5 and At Large. This
increase in City Council member compensation takes effect at the beginning of the next term in
office for the Council members holding these positions.
SECTION 4. Effective January I,2022, the City shall provide life and AD&D insurance in
the amount of 550,000 to City Council members holding positions 2,3, and 6. This increase in
City Council member compensation takes effect at the beginning of the next term in office for
the Council members holding these positions.
SECTION 5. The City may change providers or insure this coverage in any manner that it
determines to be most economical and responsive to the needs of the City.
SECTION 6. Severabilitv. lf 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 7. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be published in the official newspaper of
the City and shalltake effect and be in full force and effect five days after publication, as provided
by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authen h passage this 20th day ofAugust 2019
oRe -DRobert Piiaan\.r u, M ayor
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ATTEST:
earson, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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SPONSOR:
John Clauson, Councilmember
n Cates, City rney
PUBLISHED:8/3O/20L9
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9 I 4/20L9
NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their regular Council
meeting held August 20,20L9.
oRDtNANCE NO.034-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
TO CHANGE CERTAIN INSURANCE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CITY
COUNCIT MEMBERS AND ELIGIBTE NON-REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PUBLICATION;
AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Copies of Ordinance No. 034-19 are available for review at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Port Orchard.
Upon written request, a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed to any interested person without
charge. Thirty days after publication, copies of Ordinance No. 034-19 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Brandy Rinearson
City Clerk
Published: Friday, August 30,2OL9