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ORDINANCE NO. 498'-f
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending certain sections of Chapter 2.50
of the Bremerton Municipal Code relating to the Management and
Professional Staff Compensation Program.
WHEREAS, the a Management and Professional Compensation Committee was
formed to review and make recommendations to City Council regarding the current City of
Bremerton Management and Professional Staff Compensation Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendations of the
committee and desires to make certain changes to the Management and Professional Staff
Compensation Program; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.50.030 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Salary Plan" is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.50.030 SALARY PLAN.
A salary plan for management and professional staff shall be structured and salaries set
for covered employees as follows:
(a) Each position included in BMC 2.50.020 shall be assigned to a salary band.
Assignment of positions to bands shall be based upon general salary levels paid by municipal
governments of similar size, demography and financial resources for similar responsibilities. A
salary survey for each position shall be conducted every tffi:ee-five (5) years or as otherwise
appropriate to ensure correct assignment to salary bands. The survey shall be conducted in
conformance with a plan which shall be presented to the City Council prior to implementation
and which shall specify: 1) the municipal governments to be included in the survey; 2) the
criteria used to select the municipalities for inclusion; 3) identification of the procedures to be
used; and 4) personnel assigned to conduct the survey.
(1) Band Differential. The percentage differential between the maximum
rates of salary bands shall be approximately five percent (5%).
(2) Band Range. Salary rates of a band range shall have eight rates. Rate 1
is approximately 5% below Rate 2. Rate 2 through Rate 8 in the band shall be spread
approximately 2.5%. The spread between the minimum and maximum rates shall be
approximately twenty-two percent (22%). Effecti'v'e January 1, 1993, the implementation year
for the plan, Rate .5 shall be incorporated into each range which shall be approximately 2.5%
belo'.\' Rate 1. Rate 1.5 shall be incorporated into each range '.vhich shall be approximately 2.5%
belm... Rate 2. Rate.5 and Rate 1.5 shall be removed from each range of the plan effecti';e
January 1,1991.
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SECTION 2. Section 2.50.031 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Adjustment of Salary Band Levels" is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.50.031 ADJUSTMENT OF SALARY BAND LEVELS.
The salary band le'lels shall be adjusted effective January 1, 1993 by 90% of the July
1992 CPI '."/ Seattle Index plus .5% with a minimum adjustment of3% and a maximum
adjustment of 5%. Effective January 1, 1991, salary band levels shall be adjusted by 90% of the
July 1993 CPI 'N Seattle Index plus .5% "'lith a minimum adjustment of3% and a maximum
adjustment of 5%. Subsequently, tIhe City Council shall provide for adjustments to salary band
levels as are consistent with the Council's CPI salary adjustment policy each year.
SECTION 3. Section 2.50.032 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Actual Salary Rate" is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.50.032 ACTUAL SALARY RATE.
Each person included in the plan shall have his or her actual salary rate set as follows:
(a) Initial Rate. The salary rate of a person upon appointment to a management or
professional position shall be set no lower than Rate 1 of the salary band to which an employee's
position is assigned, Provided, hov.ever, That an employee's salary rate may be set at Rate .5
effective January 1, 1993 and during the 1993 calendar year, the implementation year for the
i*aH. When it is in the best interest of the City, the City Council may authorize an initial salary
of a newly hired person at a rate which exceeds Rate 1.
(b) In-Range Rate Adjustment. Each person hired on or after January 1,1993 shall
be eligible for a salary rate advancement upon completion of twelve full months at each rate in
the salary band. Each person employed in a position in the plan on January 1, 1993, shall be
eligible for a salary rate advancement on January 1, of each calendar year. To receive an In-
Range Rate Adjustment, the employee must be evaluated as "Meets Expectations" (or
equivalent) on his or her work performance evaluation. Those employees who receive a rating
that exceeds the rating "Meets Expectations" (or equivalent) may be eligible to receive an
additional adjustment. The adjustment, if in excess of one rate, shall be determined by
recommendation of the Department Head and Mayor, with the approval of the City Council.
A rate advancement that was denied may be granted following a minimum sixty (60) day
review period of the employee's performance.
Notwithstanding the above, when it is in the best interest ofthe City, the City Council
upon the recommendation of the Mayor may authorize an in-range adjustment to provide
additional salary in instances of promotion, to provide for internal equity corrections, or for
another reason deemed appropriate by the City Council.
(c) Rate at Upgrading or Downgrading. Upon the City Council's approval of
downgrading a person's classification to a lower salary band, the person's initial salary rate will
be set at the same rate in the new band that was in effect in the former salary band. In the event a
person's salary rate exceeds the maximum rate of the salary band to which his or her position is
assigned on the date of downgrading, his or her actual salary rate shall be frozen until such time
as the maximum rate of the new band is equal to or greater than his or her actual salary and, at
such time, the employee's salary rate shall be set at the maximum rate of the salary band to which
his or her position is assigned.
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In the event an employee is moved from one classification to another classification which
is at a higher salary band or, if an employee's classification is moved from one band to a higher
band, the employee's salary rate at the higher band shall be set at the next step which is higher
than the salary he or she was receiving at the former band.
Time the employee had served at the former step shall be used in determining the time
required to advance to the next step of the new band.
SECTION 4. Section 2.50.070 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits" is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.50.070 MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE BENEFITS.
(a) A manager or staff member covered by this Program and who qualifies for and is
a member of the LEOFF lor II, and PERS I & II State Retirement Systems has the same medical
and dental insurance plans, coverages and premium payments made available to him or her as are
granted to the represented employees employed in his or her department who are included in that
particular system. A manager or staff member who can provide documentation of alternative
medical insurance coverage may elect to receive Eighty Dollars ($80.00) One Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($150.00) per month in lieu of enrolling in a medical plan offered by the City. Effective
January 1, 2007, the City will pay 100% of the cost of coverage for employees and dependents
for Vision Coverage provided through the Association of Washington Cities.
(b) Effective January 1, 2007, the City will offer Short Term Disability Insurance
Coverage to Management and Professional employees on a voluntary basis, which will be paid
by the employee through payroll deduction.
SECTION 5. Severabilitv. If anyone or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten
(10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council the
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PUBLISHED the~ day of
EFFECTIVE the -:<; day of
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a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in Kitsap County,
Washington and is now and during all of said time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid
place of publication of said newspaper; that the following is a true text of a legal advertisement as it was
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period. That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $28.15 which
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(Signature of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of October 31,2006
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County.
ORDINANCE NO. 4984
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending certain sections of
Chapter 2.50 of the Bremerton Municipal Code relating to the Management and Professional Staff
Compensation Program.
PASSED by the City Council the 18th day of October, 2006
The full text of this ordinance is available form the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street, Suite 600,
Bremerton, W A 98337.
October 24, 2006......................Ad #20021383