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Home My WebLink Aboutres1993-069,WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL No. 93 -421 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office: Agenda date Assigned to: •riginator. Executive ,iivision Head: �. 1 V E D OCT 2 0 1993 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL 10/26/93 Council Introduction 11/23/93 Finance /Council Dept. Head: Prosecutor. 3 Purchasing/Budget: Executive: 3 SUBJECT: V 1994 Exempt Salary Resolution A7TACHMENTS: Proposed Resolution SUMMARY STATEMENT Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item beloti Related County contract #: Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO YES Requested date: Amount budgeted for this item ro'ect: S Is it or will it be within budget? YES NO lease explain below Budget line item number(s): is proposed resolution- adopts the 1994 Exempt Salary Matrix with a 3% base increase over 1993 includf .._,ociated language for benefits and terms and conditions of employment for the non - represented employees c the County. ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.- Pass as Recommended. COMMPITEE ACTION TAKEN COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN 10/26/93: Council Introduction 11/23/93: Council adopted the resolution-with - amefTdments. Related File a or Resolution Number (this item only) : Res 93 -065 81 SPONSORED BY: Consent PROPOSED BY: Executive INTRODUCTION DATE: 10/26/93 1 RESOLUTION NO. 93 -069 2 A RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTING 3 A SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE UNREPRESENTED 4 WHATCOM COUNTY EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 1994 5 WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish the salaries for the unrepresented employees; 6 and, 7 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council hereby adopts the concept of a salary 8 matrix of thirty ranges and fifteen steps in each range as the basis of establishing salaries 9 for a majority of the unrepresented employees; and, 10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council intends that the 11 Administration should place unrepresented employees within the proper range and step 12 according to the authorized positions contained in the adopted budget in order to recruit 13 and retain competent, motivated and professional employees; 14 AND IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED: 15 1. The term "unrepresented employee" shall include elected and non - represented i6 employees. The term "elected official" shall include only those officials elected pursuant to 17 the provisions of the Whatcom County Charter and Washington State Law. The term "Non - 18 represented employee" shall include all other unrepresented employees. 19 2. The monthly salaries of the Whatcom County Elected Officials shall be established 20 herein as follows: 21 Elected Official 1994 Salary oa e 22 Executive $6,534 101 23 Prosecuting Attorney 6,469 100. 24 Sheriff 4,916 76 25 Auditor 4,270 66 26 Treasurer 4,270 66 27 Assessor 4,270 66 28 Council Member 980* 15 29 3. The monthly salaries of the unrepresented employees shall be established within the 30 ranges and steps provided in Exhibit A, the so called "Exempt Salary Matrix", which provides 31 for a 3% increase over the 1993 matrix. 32 * Resolution 91 -045 controls. Page 1 1 4. Those unrepresented employees not 2 follows: 3 Superior Court Commissioner 4 District Court Commissioner 5 Court Reporter 6 Health Officer on the Exempt Salary Matrix shall be paid as 6,127 6,127 3,464 6,718 7 Superior Court and District Court Commissioners for 1994 are to be paid at the rate of 80% 8 of the District Court Judge Salary level. Any changes in District Court Judges salaries 9 during 1994 will be reflected in Court Commissioner's salaries. 10 5. All changes in salaries and benefits under this resolution shall become effective on 11 January 1, 1994, except that any further_ changes during 1994 may be retroactively applied 12 as approved by County Council. 13 6. The eligible unrepresented employees shall be granted the following benefits, and the 14 benefits shall include full premium contribution for the employee, spouse, and dependent 15 children of the employee. 16 a) Medical benefits under the Whatcom County Self Insured Co- Payment plan. 17 b) Dental insurance. 18 c) Vision care. 19 d) Life insurance in the face amount of each unrepresented employee's annual 10 salary, rounded to the lowest thousand dollars, with a maximum of $50,000 21 (dependent coverage,if desired, is paid by the employee). 22 7. . County payment of premium for benefits of unrepresented employees can be made 23 on behalf of employees who receive compensation during a calendar month. Compensation 24 is defined for this purpose in this Resolution as payment of wages for work performed, 25 vacation, accrued sick leave, or other paid leave; provided that said scheduled work, 26 vacation and /or other paid leave must equal or exceed payment for forty (40) hours per bi- 27 weekly period. Benefits may be prorated for part-time employees. Part-time employees will 28 have a certain percentage of the health and welfare premiums paid by the County based on 29 a bi- weekly pay cycle as follows: 40 to 59 hours - 50 %; 60 to 69 hours - 75% and 70 to 80 30 hours - 100 %. Any newly hired unrepresented employees will be initially eligible for health 31 & welfare benefits the calendar month following at least two weeks (80 hours) of 32 employment. Income resulting from an industrial injury to a maximum of twelve (12) 33 months from the date of injury shall also be credited as compensation. 34 8. Step Movement Progression: ssion: Within the Exempt Salary Matrix, all steps shall be 35 awarded on the basis of adequate performance. Any new hires or promotions assigned after 36 January 1st through June 30th, move to the next step the following January 1st. Any new 37 hires or promotions assigned after July 1st through December 31st, move to the next step Page 2 1 on the following July 1st, provided performance is determined to be adequate. Reclassifi- 2 cation shall normally be given on January 1st of each year. Individuals who are promoted 3 or reclassified into a higher position shall move to the new range that provides at least a 4 3.8% increase in pay. 5 9. For the purpose of sick leave benefits, sick leave shall accrue to each employee from 6 their date of hire in the amount of up to one (1) day for each month of employment to a 7 maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days. To be eligible to accrue sick leave, 8 employees must receive at least forty (40) hours of compensation per bi- weekly pay period. 9 Employees are eligible to use accrued sick leave on a pro -rata basis. 10 Bereavement leave shall be provided to employees who suffer a death in the immediate 11 family of up to four (4) days off without loss in pay. Immediate family members include a 12 spouse, child or parent of either the employee or the employee's spouse. Up to three (3) 13 days off without loss of pay is available for other close family members (including step): 14 brother, sister, grandchildren or grandparents of either the employee or the employee's 15 spouse. An additional two (2) days off without pay or accrued leave may also be available 16 upon approval of the County. Part-time employees will accrue sick leave on a pro -rata 17 basis. 18 Jury duty and military leave will be provided as described in the Employee Handbook. Paid 19 holidays will be available as posted on an annual basis. 20 The provisions for overtime payments and compensatory time (for over 40 hours in a week) 21 apply only to non - represented employees who are covered as non - exempt by the Federal 22 Fair Labor Standards Act (FISA). Exempt employees not covered by the Federal FISA 23 shall have no deduction in salary for absences caused by jury duty, attendance as a witness, 24 temporary military leave or absences of less than one scheduled work day. 25 10. For the purposes of vacation schedule, non - represented employees shall be entitled 26 to vacation in accordance with the following schedule: 27 During 1st through 4th employment year accrue 15 days 28 During 5th through 9th employment year accrue 20 days 29 During 10th and subsequent years accrue 25 days 30 Vacation days may be taken as accrued. No more than thirty(30) vacation days may be 31 carried forward from one year to the next, unless prior Executive approval is obtained. The 32 express purpose of vacation leave is to allow employees to take time away from work to 33 relax, recreate and otherwise attend to personal matters. It is the policy of Whatcom 34 County that its non - represented employees shall take the regular vacation time allocated 35 each year for the good of the County and the employee. By mutual agreement between the 36 non - represented employee and immediate supervisor, and approval of the County Executive, 37 up to forty (40) hours of vacation can be cashed out each calendar year. Page 3 1 11. Should the County ever be affected by a strike of its represented employees, the 2 County Executive is empowered to authorize overtime pay for non - represented employees 3 during the period of the strike. 4 AND IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that Resolution No. 92 -070 is. hereby 5 rescinded effective January 1, 1994 and this Resolution shall become effective that same 6 date. 7 APPROVED this �3 day of l�� 1993. 8 9 ATTEST: 10 11 Council Clerk 12 APPROVED as to form: 13 14 Civil Deputy P • ecuting Attorney WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON r Ilk L Marga t M. Laidlaw, Chairman Page 4