CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; providing wage increases effective December 31, 2014, December 30, 2015, December 28, 2016 and December 27, 2017 for certain non-represented City employees and officers; providing adjustments to certain pay titles in addition to the 2015 wage increase; authorizing a $15 per hour minimum wage for all non-represented City of Seattle employees; authorizing and directing the Seattle Human Resources Director to change rates of pay for certain job titles to a minimum of $15 per hour effective April 1, 2015; authorizing paid leave for City employees who took furloughs in 2010; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. As requested by the Seattle Human Resources Director and recommended by the Mayor, effective December 31, 2014, the base wage rates for all non-represented employees and City officers shall be increased by 2 percent, except those holding Library positions and those positions identified by the titles listed in Section 5 of this ordinance.
Section 2. As requested by the Seattle Human Resources Director and recommended by the Mayor, effective December 30, 2015, the base wage rates for all non-represented City employees and officers, except those holding Library positions and those positions identified by the titles listed in Section 5 of this ordinance, shall be increased by 2 percent.
Section 3. As requested by the Seattle Human Resources Director and recommended by the Mayor, effective December 28, 2016, the base wage rates for all non-represented City employees and officers, except those holding Library positions and those positions identified by the titles listed in Section 5 of this ordinance, shall be increased by 2.5 percent.
Section 4. As requested by the Seattle Human Resources Director and recommended by the Mayor, effective December 27, 2017, the base wage rates for all non-represented City employees and officers, except those holding Library positions and those positions identified by the titles listed in Section 5 of this ordinance, shall be increased by 2.75 percent.
Section 5. Employees of the City Library system and non-represented City employees or officers holding positions identified by the following specified titles or salary plans are excluded from the wage increases described in Sections 1 - 4 of this ordinance:
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City Attorney, Assistant |
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City Light General Manager and Chief Executive Officer |
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Contract Employee-Intermittent |
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Councilmember |
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Electric Utility Executive, All Classes |
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Executive Manager-City Auditor |
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Executive Manager-Legislative |
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Executive, All Classes |
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Hearing Examiner, All Classes |
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Hearing Examiner-Pro Tempore-Intermittent |
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High School Intern-Intermittent |
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Information Technology Professional, All Classes |
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Investments/Debt Director, All Classes |
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Legislative Assistant |
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Legislative Assistant-Intermittent |
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Magistrate |
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Manager, All Classes |
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Mayoral Staff Assistant, All Classes |
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Members of Boards or Commissions with Session or Meeting Rates |
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Municipal Judge |
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Municipal Judge-Pro Tempore-Day-Intermittent |
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Seattle Police Chief |
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Power Marketer |
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Strategic Advisor, All Classes |
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Strategic Advisor-Audit |
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Strategic Advisor-Legislative |
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Volunteer Firefighter-Skagit Project |
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Volunteer Firefighter-Skagit Project-Intermittent |
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Work Training Enrollee-Intermittent |
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Work Training Enrollee-Tier II-Intermittent |
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Youth Employment Enrollee-Summer-Intermittent |
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Youth Employment Enrollee-Summer-NC-Intermittent |
Section 6. In addition to the 2 percent wage increase provided by Section 1, the following non-represented job titles shall also receive an increase of 3.5 percent to their base wage rate effective December 31, 2014:
Accountant, Principal
Accountant, Senior
Architect, Senior
Bailiff
Bailiff, Chief
Building Operating Engineer, Chief
Building Plans Examiner
Building Plans Examiner (Entry)
Building Plans Examiner, Senior
Capital Projects Coordinator, Chief
Capital Projects Coordinator Supervisor
Cashier, Senior
Control Technician
Economist
Economist, Principal
Electrical Quality Assurance Specialist
Elevator Inspector (Entry)
Elevator Inspector (Journey)
Elevator Inspector, Chief
Elevator Inspector, Senior (Expert)
Facility Technician Supervisor
Finance Analyst
Finance Analyst Supervisor
Finance Analyst, Senior
Fire Protection Engineer
Fire Protection Engineer, Senior
Licenses and Standards Supervisor
Pressure Systems Inspector (Journey)
Pressure Systems Inspector, Chief
Power Supply Engineer
Water Quality Engineer
Water Quality Engineer, Senior
Section 7. All non-represented City employees shall be paid a minimum base hourly rate of $15 per hour. Effective April 1, 2015, the Seattle Human Resources Director is authorized and directed to change the salary ranges of the following job titles:
Title: Office/Maintenance Aide
Old Salary Range: $13.94 - $14.42 - $15.03
New Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.03
Title Program Aide
Old Salary Range: $13.00 - $13.40 - $16.86 - $19.09
New Salary Range: $15.00 - $16.86 - $19.09
Title: Volunteer Firefighter - Skagit Project
Old Salary Range: $9.47
New Salary Range: $15.00
Title: Work Training Enrollee
Old Salary Range: $13.00 - $13.29
New Salary Range: $15.00
Section 8. Except for those employees holding Library positions, non-represented employees who furloughed in 2010 shall receive the same number of leave hours taken in 2010 and those hours will be split equally to be used as paid leave in 2016 and 2017. In no case shall any employee receive more than 80 hours of paid leave. All employees shall take the leave provided in this section in full day increments to the extent possible, and leave hours shall not carry over to the following year. Employees must be in regular or benefit-eligible temporary status in order to receive this leave benefit. In the case that the employee did not take furlough days in 2010 because they had planned to retire, and then elected not to retire and subsequently “paid,” for those furlough days, they will be compensated with the same leave.
Section 9. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is ratified and confirmed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2016, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2016.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)