AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment, to be known as the 2022 Pay Zone Ordinance; adjusting the pay zone structures for 2022 for the City’s discretionary pay programs; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Agenda Item three Council Bill 120244 An ordinance relating to city employment to be known as the 2022 pay zone ordinance. Adjusting the pay zone structures for 2022 for the city's discretionary pay programs and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I moved past Council Bill 120244. Is there a second second? Thank you so much. It's been moved and seconded to pass the bill. Again, I am the sponsor of this bill, so I'll address it first and then allow others to make comments, if any. Constable 120244 would adjust the pay bands for city discretionary pay programs by slightly more than 7%. Employees in these discretionary pay programs would be eligible for a salary increase within this payment, subject to the discretion of the appointing authority. The Seattle Department of Human Resources Director recommends adjustments to these pay bands every one or two years, depending on the particular program. SDH Hours Director Direct Excuse me. Director did make a recommendation, and the recommendation was to adjust the pay bands by 7.016% to reflect a compounded increase of 2.9%, plus an additional 4% that has been authorized with council bills. 120242 and 120244. The 2022 adopted budget appropriated funds for a 2.9% wage increase for certain non represented job titles in executive departments, in part because these job titles were excluded from the 2.9% wage increase in the 2021 adopted budget due to financial constraints stemming from the COVID 19 economic crisis. Again, I've already spoken to how the city has planned and budgeted for the fiscal impacts of these annual wage adjustments for city employees. And just like I did with the previous two bills, I recommend to my colleagues passage of this legislation. Are there any additional comments on Agenda Item three Council Bill 120244. Hearing none. Will the court please call the roll on the passage of Council Bill 120244. Agenda Item three. Lewis. Yes. Morales. Councilmember Morales. Yes. Thank you. Councilwoman Rosetta I. Peterson by. Strauss? Yes. Herbold? Yes. Whereas I council President Gonzalez. I am in favored and opposed. The bill passes and the terrible planet will please if it's my signature to the legislation on my behalf. Liquid Please read item four into the record.