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RESOLUTION NO. 002-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
ADOPTING A PERSONNEL POLICY RELATED TO PAYING A PREMIUM TO
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BILINGUAL.
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department continues to review and, where appropriate,
recommend modifications and additions to personnel policies; and
WHEREAS, the City believes there is a benefit to our community and those we serve when
we have employees who can speak the native language of the customer; and
WHEREAS, other than English, the languages of Spanish, Tagalog, Korean and American Sign
Language have been identified as the most common in our community; and
WHEREAS, through adoption of the Police Guild contract and consideration of the tentative
agreements with the Teamster's Local Union No. 589 representing public works employees and
representing municipal court employees, the City Council has expressed support for offering staff a
bilingual premium pay; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to offer this bilingual premium pay to its non -represented
employees; now, therefore;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
THAT: It is the intent of the Port Orchard City Council that the recitals set forth above are
hereby adopted and incorporated as findings in support of this Resolution.
THAT: Personnel policy related to bilingual premium pay for non -represented employees
are hereby adopted in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
Mayor is directed to incorporate these new policies into the City's existing Personnel
Policy Manual and take all necessary steps to implement these policies.
THAT: In accordance with Resolution 034-10, the Mayor has the authority to amend the
personnel policies and procedures, including those adopted by this Resolution, as needed
with notification to the City Council.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and attested
by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 13th day of January 2026.
Signed by:
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Docusign Envelope ID: 96A75822-47DF-4EBA-8715-6B52A93BF859
Exhibit A
5.13 Bilingual Pay
Regular full and part-time non -represented employees who are fluent in Spanish, Tagalog,
Korean, and/or American Sign Language are eligible to receive a 2% premium of their base pay
once certified as fluent by the City. The City will determine the fluency certification requirement.
Interested employees should contact the Human Resources Office for information on certification
testing.