041-19 - Ordinance - Change in FTE, Adopt Job Description and Salary Scale and MOU with Teamsters Local 589 for PoliceoRDTNANCE NO. 041-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASH NGTON,
TO APPROVE A CHANGE N FTE COUNT FOR THE POt CE RECORDS
EV DENCE sPEc ALIST FROM 3.25 To 2.7; ADOPT A JoB DESCRIPT oN
AND SATARY SCALE FOR A NEW 0.55 FTE COURT SECURITY OFF CER; AND
APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTAND NG W TH TEAMSTERS
LOCAL #589 TO MOVE A CURRENT EMPLOYEE FROM PART.TIME TO FULL.
T ME PoL cE REcoRDs Ev DENCE SPECIAUST; pRov D|NG FoR
SEVERAB LITY AND PUBL CAT ON; AND SETT NG AN EFFECT VE DATE.
WHEREAS, the current workload and a recent shift of responsibilities in the police
department requires additional employee hours in the Administrative Services Division; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police and the Court Administrator recently conducted a security
audit of the courtroom and determined that one officer is not sufficient to accomplish these tasks
and keep the public, the court, and the judge safe; and
WHEREAS, the City's 2OL9-2O20 Biennial budget supports the conversion of a current
part-time Police Records Evidence Specialist job classification to a full time position; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has reviewed the organizationat structure, skitl sets, and
capabilities of his current staff and requests a realtocation of hours in the department, as well as
the creation of a new court security officer position; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has identified a current part-time (30 hour per week) police
Records Evidence Specialist employee who is interested and wilting to convert to a full-time (40
hour per week) Police Records Evidence specialist position; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police identified a current 20 hour per week Police Records
Evidence Specialist employee who is interested and willing to convert to a 28 hours per week
Police Records Evidence Specialist position; and
WHEREAS, Teamsters Local #589 has agreed with the City's ptan to convert the current
part-time (30-hour) employee in the Police Records Evidence Specialist position to a full-time (40
hour) Police Records Evidence Speciatist position without utitizing the testing process provided
for in the City's civil service rutes; and
WHEREAS, there is no change to the established rate of pay for the Police Records
Evidence Specialist positions; and
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WHEREAS, a pay rate and job description for a Court Security Officer has been proposed;
and
WHEREAS, the changes referenced above will mean the Police Records Evidence
Specialist FTE count is reduced from 3.25 FTE to 2.7O FTE; and
WHEREAS, the changes referenced above will mean the Court Security Officer FTE count
is established at a 0.55 FTE; and
WHEREAS, the changes referenced above can be absorbed within the Police
Department's 20L9-2O20 biennial budget authority for the reallocation and new position; now,
therefore,
THE C TY COUNC L OF THE C TY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASH NGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council hereby authorizes the conversion of a current part-time (30
hour per week) Police Records Evidence Specialist position to a full-time (a0 hour per week)
Police Records Evidence Specialist position, and approves the execution of the Memorandum of
Understanding with Teamsters Local #589 related thereto, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECT ON 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the Police Department to convert a 20
hour per week Police Records Evidence Specialist position to a 28 hour per week Police Records
Evidence Specialist position.
SECTION 3. The Ci ty Council hereby creates a 0.55 FTE position titled Court Security
Officer, approves the job description therefor, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, and
approves the salary range set forth in Exhibit C.
SECT ON 4. The C ity Council hereby removes the prior L.0 FTE Records Evidence Specialist
authorized during the 2OL9-2O20 Budget process with the changes reftected above
sEcTtoN 5.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 shal! not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
N 5. Publication.This ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
SECT ON 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in futl force and effect
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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 authentication of such passage this 8th day of October 2OL9.
ATTEST:SPONSOR:
rand rson, MMC, City Clerk ohn C!auson,Cou ncilmem ber
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Cates, City Attorney
PU BLISH ED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October L8,2OL9
October 23,20L9
Memorandum of Understanding
Amended to the AGREEMENT by and between
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
and
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589
(Representing the Police Support Staff) dated
January l, 201 9 through December 3 l, 2021
THIS AMENDMENT is supplemental to the AGREEMENT by and between the CITY OF
PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON (the "City") and the TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589
(the "Teamsters") (representing the Police Support Staff), dated January l, 2019 through
December 31 ,2021.
WHEREAS, Police Evidence Records Specialists are represented by the Teamsters
Local No. 589; and
WHEREAS, full-time positions of Police Evidence Records Specialists fall under the Civil
Service Rules required by Chapter 41.12 RCW; and
WHEREAS, the Washington Court of Appeals has determined, in City of Spokane and the
Spokane Police Guild v. Spokane Civil Service, gS Wn. App. 574,989 P.2d 1245 (1999), that
provisions of collective bargaining agreements prevail over civil service rules; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to add additional hours to a part-time position, currently a 30
hour per week position, making it full-tim e at 40 hours per week; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Teamsters agree that it is in the best interests of both parties
to allow the conversion of this part-time position to full-time without requiring civil service
testing;
NOW THEREFORE, the City and the Teamsters have entered into this Memorandum
of Understanding ("MOU") to memorialize the following agreement:
The parties agree that the employee currently holding the 30 hour per week position
of police Evidence Records Specialist will be moved to a 40 hour per week (full-time)
position effective with the execution of this MOU. The parties further agree that all other
terms and conditions set forth in the current CBA will remain in full force and effect through
December 3 1 , 2021 . The parties further agree that the purpose of this MOU is to deal with a
unique set of circumstances that pertain only to this employee. The City and the Teamsters agree
that there are no other members in the bargaining unit in a similar circumstance and that this MOU
does not constitute a precedent for any future situation that may arise.
MS LOCAL NO. 589
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Job Til e Court Security Officer FLSA Non-exempt
Deportment Police Deportment Civil Service Yes, if full-time
Reporls To Police Sergeont Union Non-union
Revisions October 2019 Work hours Port or Full Time
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Purpose
This is o responsible speciol commission civilion low enforcement clossificotion thot
requires o voriety of low enforcement duties, initiotive, independent judgment,
ond enthusiosm. The Court Security Officer must positively interoct with
community members ond professionols from other government ogencies.
Genero Funclion
The employee's duties include court fronsport ond security. The position reports
directly to the Police Sergeont ond interocts with other deportments.
This is o non-supervisory position.
Essenlio Job Functions
This job description reflects generol detoils os necessory to describe the principol
functions of the job, the level of knowledge ond skill typicolly required, ond the
scope of responsibility, but should not be considered on oll-inclusive listing of work
requirements. lndividuols moy perform other duties os ossigned, including working
in other functionol oreos to cover obsences or relief, to equolize peok work
periods, or to otherwise bolonce the worklood.o Serves os on ormed officer within the court providing security to the court,
the judge, other employees, ond the public. Escort ond remoin with
restroined prisoners in the courtroom. Toke individuols into custody when
ordered by the municipol court judge. Ensure the completion ond delivery
of reloted prisoner poperwork.. Tronsfer ond tronsport municipol court prisoners between the municipol
court ond correctiono! focilities occording to estoblished procedures.
. Complete required reports, offidovits, logs ond forms on o doily bosis.
JOB DESCRIPIION: Court Security Officer October 2019 Poge I of3
While requirements moy be representotive of minimum levels of knowledge, skill,
ond obility, to perform this job successfully the incumbent will possess the obilities
or optitudes to perform eoch duty proficiently.
. Work independently ond moke oppropriole decisions regording the
methods ond priorities of enforcement.. Sofely operote police vehicles.
o Communicote effectively with city stoff ond the generol public, including
hostile persons ond people in stressful situotions. Verbolly present ideos ond
informotion in o cleor ond concise monner.. Work under limited supervision ond use independent judgment. Foster
cooperotive work relotionships with those individuols contocted in the
performonce of required duties.. Prepore legible ond occurote written reports.o Exercises discretion in reguloting doily oclivities ond in using limited
enforcement powers.
. Understond ond comply with oll police deportment policies ond
procedures os well os locol, stote, ond federol low.. Knowledge on operotion of office equipment including computers ond
vorious softwore opplicotions.o Quolify with Deportment fireorm ond ottend reloted troining.. Operote o motor vehicle ond provide effective ond proper prisoner
security ond movement.. lnterpret federol, stote, county, ond city Iows ond regulotions.. Recognize public ond personol sofety ond heolth hozords.. Work vorious hours os required.. Certified in first oid, CPR, ond the Automoted Externo! Defibrillotor, or
become so ofter employment.
The Court Security Officer will hove extensive contoct with citizens of the
community, vorious city deportments ond their personnel, low enforcement, ond
court personnel. The employee will comply with oll police deportment policies,
procedures, ond directives including the Police Code of Ethics.
The Court Security Officer moy either work indoors or outdoors os required.
Outdoor work environment requires the operolion of o motor vehicle ond wolking,
bending, stooping, reoching, ond of times running moy be required. Some locol
ond in-stote trovel moy be required. The employee moy be exposed to extremes
in temperoture, noxious fumes, ond Ioud noises. Courtroom work moy involve
prolonged periods of stonding, toking suspects into custody, physicol oltercotions,
ond deoling with upset or potentiolly violent people. This employee is required to
weor o Court Security Officer uniform.
JOB DESCRIPIION: Court Security Officer October 2019 Poge 2 of 3
. Able to wolk, bend, stoop, reoch, ond run.. Able to porticipote in defensive toctics ond defend persons ond property
when necessory. Able to work outdoors in inclement weother ond vorious temperotures.o Able to stond for prolonged periods of time.
Minimum uirements. High School diplomo or GED.. Must be 2l yeors of oge of the time of opplicotion.. Be o United Stotes citizen or legol permonent resident.. Write ond speok English fluently.. Volid Woshington driver's license or obility to obtoin one prior to
employment.. Must hove or ocquire within one yeor of hiring ony mondotory troining
required by the City ond/or Stote.. An exemplory driving record.o Must be bondoble.. Successfully poss o thorough bockground investigotion including
polygroph, psychologicol, pre-employment drug test ond medicol
exominotion.
. College-level coursework in Criminol Justice, Sociology, or reloted field.. Two yeors of progressively responsible customer service experience.. Groduote of certified full time or reserve ocodemy. Experience in low enforcement or ony equivolent combinotion of
educotion, troining, ond experience thot provides the knowledge, skills,
ond obilities to perform the work.
The City moy consider ony combinotion of experience ond troining thot provides
the desired skills, knowledge ond obilities.
Requirements outlined in this job description moy be subject to modificotion to
reosonobly occommodote individuols with disobilities who ore otherwise quolified
for employment in this position. However, the City moy be unoble to hire on
individuol with o disobility if the disobility poses o significont threot of substontiol
horm to the heolth ond sofety of the individuol o his/her coworkers, ond the threot
connot be eliminoted with reosonoble occommodotion.
This job description does not constitute on employment ogreement between the
Employer ond employee ond is subject to chonge os the needs of the Employer
ond requirements of the job chonge.
JOB DESCRIPIION: Court Security Officer October 20l9 Poge 3 of 3
Exhibit C
Court Secu Officer
Hourly Pay
Rate
After 5 Yrs 23.19
22.63After 4 yrs
After 3 yrs 22.08
After 2 yrs 21.54
After I yr 21.01
20.s0After 6 mos
First 6 mos 20.00
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 October 8, 2019.
ORDINANCE NO. 041-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
TO APPROVE A CHANGE IN FTE COUNT FOR THE POLICE RECORDS
EVIDENCE SPECIALIST FROM 3.25 TO 2.7; ADOPT A JOB DESCRIPTION
AND SALARY SCALE FOR A NEW 0.55 FTE COURT SECURITY OFFICER;
AND APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
TEAMSTERS LOCAL #589 TO MOVE A CURRENT EMPLOYEE FROM PART-
TIME TO FULL-TIME POLICE RECORDS EVIDENCE SPECIALIST; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY AND PUBLICATION; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Copies of Ordinance No. 041-19 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. 041-19 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Brandy Rinearson
City Clerk
Published: Friday, October 18, 2019