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RESOLUfiON NO. 030-11
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September 13, 2011
September 13, 2011
A RESOLUfiON OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING RESOLUfiON NO. 030-10, BY
ESTABLISHING A COLA INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1,
2011, FOR NON-UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
CLASSIFIED AS FLSA NOT EXEMPT
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has established certain employment benefits for
non-union employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interest of the City and City employees
to periodically review and update employment benefits; and, in so doing, has determined it is
appropriate to adjust the rates of pay for non-union employees by providing a cost of living
adjustment; now, therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CI'IY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Resolution No. 030-10 of the City of Port Orchard is hereby
amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4· WAGESANDLONGEVI'IYPAY
1. All employees covered by this Resolution shall be classified and compensated in
accordance with the City's annual budget.
1.1. Effective October 1, 2011 the rates of pay set forth above may be increased by one
hundred percent (100%) of that percentage increase set forth in the All Urban
Consumers Index (CPI-U) (1982-1984=100) for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton
area for that period from June, 2010 to June, 2011, as is specified by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor; provided, however, the
COLA increase shall not be less than two percent (2%) nor more than four
percent (4%).
2. Employees hired before November 1, 2001, shall be eligible to receive longevity pay as
follows:
2.1. After completion of two (2) years full-time employment, an employee shall be
eligible for longevity pay. Such longevity pay shall be the employee's base pay
plus one-quarter of one percent (.25%) for each additional year of employment.
Each longevity pay increase shall commence on his/her anniversary date of
employment and each longevity increase shall be calculated on the base pay for
the position held by the employee.
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2.2. Longevity pay will be granted to eligible employees and adjusted thereafter on the
anniversary date of their employment.
3. Employees hired after November 1, 2001 shall not be eligible to receive longevity pay.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall not change or limit other benefits not listed that
covered employees currently have though their employment with the City.
SECTION 3· If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phase 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.
PASS ED 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 September 2011.