Ordinance 26640006.03006
WSS505040
WSS/naa
03/14/88
ORDINANCE NO. 2b64
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING THE SALARY RANGES AND SALARIES FOR
EXEMPT PERSONNEL AND CERTAIN SPECIFIED, NON -
REPRESENTED, NONEXEMPT PERSONNEL; REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 2559; PROVIDING FOR INSURANCE
BENEFITS; PROVIDING FOR LIFE AND DISABILITY
INSURANCE; AMENDING ECC 2.35.030 RELATING TO
VACATION ACCRUAL; AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
ECC 2.35.G60 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE; AND FIX-
ING A TIME WHEN THE SAME HALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the City Council
has determined on the recommendation of tre Mayor to adjust
salary ranges for exempt personnel and for nonrepresented,
nonexempt personnel in order to perm;-_ a two and one-half (2.5)
percent salary increase along:th other adjustments to their
benefit packages; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the benefit of the
continued employment of the current experienced personnel, the
Council deems it in the public interest to make such increase and
benefits retroactive to January 1, 1988; NOW, THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The department heads, departmental
assistants and other exempt classifications, as defined and
designated in the City of Edmonds Salary Administration Manual,
shall receive salaries within the ranges as set forth in Exhibit
A, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference as fully as
if herein set forth.
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Section 2. The salary range fir nonexempt,
nonrepresented personnel shall be as set forth in Exhibit B,
attached hereto and incorporated by th s reference as fully as if
herein set forth.
Section 3. Effective January 1, 1988, all exempt
personnel and all nonrepresented, nonexempt personnel shall
receive a salary increase of 2.5 percent, Provided, however, that
no salary shall be increased in excess of the range herein
establisheu by Exhibits A and B. rhese provisions shall be
interpreted in light of Ordinance No. 2553, fixing the salaries
of certain employees, and no such employee shall receive a salary
increase unless and until the new range exceeds the salary
previously fixed.
The Mayor or his designee is authorized to administer a
merit pool as appropriated in the 1988 budget of funds equal to
an average merit increase of 2.0 percent for the nonrepresented,
nonexempt and the exempt employees of the City. The Mayor may
authorize individual merit increases from the merit pool not to
exceed 4.0 percent of employee's base salary nor the maximum
salary specified for the employee's grade.
Section 4. The City shall pay 80% of all premiums due
for medical, dental and vision insurance covering a depa--ment
head, other exempt employee or unrepresented, nonexempt
employee. The employee shall be responsible for the remaining
20% -f such premium. Short term disability insurance in an
amount commensurate with monthly salary, adjusted in accordance
with policy requirements, shall be made available at City expense
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to all nonrepresented employees classified E-8 and above who are
not LEOFF Z employees and shall make available such insurance on
the payment of premiums by the employee at the Ci:y premium rate
co nonrepresented exempt employees classified E-2 through
E-7. Life insurance in an amount equal to 100% of annual salary
shall be provided to employees classified as E-8 and above. Life
insurance in an amount equal to 50% of annual salary shall be
provided to employees classified E-2 through E-7 and such
employees may elect to purchase an amount up to 50% of annual
salary. Other nonrepresented, nonexempt employees may purchase
at their own cost life insurance up to 100% of annual salary
through the City's insurer.
Section 5. Ordinance No. 2559 is hereby repealed.
Section. 6. ECC 2.35.060 relating to vacations is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.35.030 Vacations.
A. Employees shall accrue the following amount of
vacation leave with pay bases: on the length of
continuous service:
1. Nonexempt, represented employees shall receive
vacation leave in accordance with their collect-
ive bargaining agreement;
2. Nonexempt and exempt nonrepresented employees
below the level of Division Maaager shall
accrue:
a. Five (5) days after the first six months
of continuous service;
b. Eleven (11) days per year after one full
year of continuous service;
C. Sixteen (16) days per year after six full
years of continous service; and
d. Twenty-one (21) days per year after i
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twelve (=2) full years )f continuous
service.
s. The Division Managers (consisting of the
Superintendent of Public Works, Parks and
Recreation Manager, Planning Manager, City
Fngineer, Personnel Manager and City Clerk)
shall accrue:
a. Five (5) days after the first six months
of continuous employment;
b. Sixteen (16) days per year after the
first full year of continu,,us employment;
and
C. Twenty-one (21) days per year after
twelve (12) full years of continuous
employment.
4. The Police Chief, Fire Chiet, Administrative
Services Director and Community Services
Director shall accrue 22 days per year after
the completion of a probationary period
established by the Mayor.
B. Employees are encouraged to use their accumulated
vacation time within the year in which it is
earned. Vacation accumulation of up to one year
may be carried over from one year to the next.
C. Vacation schedules must be submitted oy eacn
department not later than March 1 of each year.
_he schedules will be submitted by the personnel
manager to the mayor for his approval, and
thereafter will be made available to all employees.
D. Any employee whose service is honorably terminated
after the completion of six (6) months of
continuous service shall be paid for any vacation
time accumulated prior to the effective date o°
termination.
Section 7. ECC 2.35.060 Sick Leave, paragraphs A and B,
are hereby amended to read as follows:
2.35.060 Sick Leave.
A. Sick leave with pay shall accrue at the rate of one
working day for each full calendar month of the
employee's continuous service. The max' -mum amount
of accrued sick leave shall be 800 hours for
employees currently represented by a collective
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bargaining unit and 1,000 hours for those employees
not currently represented by a collective
bargaining unit.
B. Upon honorable termination, unused sick leave shall
be paid for at one-half the regular rate of pay at
the date of termination to a maximum of 800 hours
for both represented and noncepresented
employees. Tn the event of death of the employee,
the payment for unused sick leave shall be paid to
the surviving spouse or t� the estate if there is
no surviving spouse. Honorable termination means a
resignation or layoff due to a lack of work or
funding, and the phrase shall not include any
discharge for cause.
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Section 8. This ordinance being an exercise of a power
specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not
subject to referendum, and shall take effect five (5) days after
passage and publication of this ordinance as provided by law.
The provisions herein enacted shall be retroactive in their
effect to January 1, 1988. The City Clerk is authorized and
instructed to publish a summary for this ordinance, attached
hereto.
APPROVED:
MAYO , R GHTEN
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
IT CLERK, JACQUELINE G. PARRETT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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BY
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: March 15, 1988
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: March 15, 1988
PUBLISHED: March 20, 1988
EFFECTIVE' DATE: January 1, 1988
ORDINANCE NO. 2664
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JANUARY 1988 EXEMPT RANGES
EXKIBIT A
Grade
Minimum
Maximum
E-1
$1899
$2321
E-2
$2026
S2476
E-3
$2150
$2631
E-4
$2296
$2807
E-5
$2437
S2980
E-6
$2595
$3172
E-7
$2764
$3377
E-8
$2947
$3602
E-9
$3138
$3835
E-10
,.)327
$4065
A
jANUARY 1988 NON -REPRESENTED RANGES
EXHIBIT B
Grade
Minimum
Maximum
NE-4
$1451
$1774
NE-7
$1733
$2125
NE-8
$1829
S2237
NE-9
$1940
$2369