003-09 - Resolution - Establishing Certain Employee Benefits for a Non Union Full Time Mayor FLSA ExemptIntroduced by:
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RESOLUTION NO. 003-09
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January 27, 2009
January 27, 2009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FOR A NON UNION
REPRESENTED FULL TIME MAYOR CLASSIFIED AS FLSA EXEMPT
WHEREAS, the City has designated categories of employees as either exempt or not-
exempt for purposes of federal and state wage and hour laws. Not-exempt employees are entitled
to overtime pay under the specific provisions of federal and state laws. Exempt staff is excluded
from specific provisions of federal and state wage and hour laws, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City to provide certain employment benefits to the
full-time, non-union Mayor, hereinafter referred to as "Mayor"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interest of the City and city employees
to document such employment benefits, now therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. SALARY PAY
1. Effective December 21, 2008 the rate of pay set forth by the City shall be $29.88 an
hour or $2,390.40 bi-weekly salary. This hourly rate of pay will be reviewed again in
June 2009 and may be changed based on the City's incoming revenue.
SECTION 2: HEALTH AND WELFARE
1. Medical Coverage-for full-time Mayor (effective January 1, 2009), the Employer will
provide health insurance coverage through the Association of Washington Cities Plan
B, administered by Regence BlueShield or Group Health Co-Pay Plan 1 for Mayor,
spouse, and qualified dependents.
2. Dental Coverage -for full-time Mayor, the Employer shall provide dental insurance
coverage through the Association of Washington Cities, Plan A, administered by
Washington Dental Service or equivalent plans, for the Mayor, spouse, and qualified
dependents.
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3. Vision Coverage -for full-time Mayor, the Employer shall provide vision insurance
coverage through the Association of Washington Cities, Vision Service Plan or
equivalent plans, for the Mayor, spouse, and qualified dependents.
4. The Employer shall also have the right to purchase or provide access to equal
coverage through another insurer or self-insure these benefits.
5. Mayor shall pay each month a portion of the above premiums as follows:
AWC Regence Plan: Group Health Plan:
Employee Only ....................... $30.00 Employee Only ...................... $20.00
One Dependent. ..................... $62.00 One Dependent ....................... $44.00
Two Dependents .................... $76.00 Two Dependents ..................... $61.00
Three or More Dependents .... $89.00 Three or More Dependents ..... $75.00
6. The employer shall self insure or purchase a $50,000 life insurance policy for the
Mayor (subscriber) only.
7. In order to be eligible to receive health and welfare benefits, the Mayor must meet
the minimum hours of work per month, if any, required by the plan provider.
SECTION 3. VACATIONS
1. The Mayor would not receive a leave bank (vacation, sick, personal holidays) to use;
however, he/she would be paid an annual salary and would be on the City's payroll
regardless of the times not worked that are spent away from the office for personal
reasons (i.e. vacation and/or sick).
SECTION 4. HOLIDAYS
1. The Mayor shall be entitled to observe the following holidays with pay: the first day
of January, commonly called New Year's Day; the third Monday in January to honor
Martin Luther King; the third Monday of February, being celebrated as President's
Day; the last Monday of May, commonly known as Memorial Day; the fourth day of
July, being the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; the first Monday in
September, to be known as Labor Day, the eleventh day of November, to be known
as Veteran's Day; the fourth Thursday of November, to be known as Thanksgiving
Day; the day after Thanksgiving; the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called
Christmas Day.
2. Whenever any legal holiday falls upon a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a
legal holiday.
3. Whenever a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, another day will be designated by
executive order by the Mayor, or he may designate two (2) days with a portion of
the employees observing one (1) day and the remainder the other day, to permit
continued operation of vital functions.
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SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
resolution is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portion of this resolution.