Fiscal Note: Listing and Sunsetting of Positions at the Woodland Park Zoo

Department: Parks and Recreation

Contact Person/Phone: Sarah Welch 684-7303

DOF Analyst/Phone: Marilynne Gardner 233-5109

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to City of Seattle positions of employment, abrogating each Department of Parks and Recreation position assigned to the Woodland Park Zoo that is vacant on or after December 31, 2002.

Summary of the Legislation:

The purpose of this legislation is to further the goal of transitioning City employees who work at the Zoo to employment by the Woodland Park Zoological Society (Zoological Society). This legislation would sunset vacant positions when they are vacated by City employees and would prevent the City from re-filling these positions through bumping or transfer. This legislation would not affect current City employees at the Zoo.

Background (Include justification for the legislation and funding history, if applicable):

This legislation furthers the City’s goal of transitioning City positions at the Zoo to Zoological Society management. The legislation is also consistent with the Operations and Management Agreement that was adopted by the City Council (Ordinance 120697) and signed by the Parks Superintendent and the Director of the Woodland Park Zoo on March 1, 2002. This agreement requires the Department and the Zoological Society to submit an Employee Transition Plan to the City Council by December 31, 2002. The City Council’s decisions on the Employee Transition Plan are not expected until well into 2003. The Transition Plan will contain some provision to sunset City positions at the Zoo, as they become vacant. Without legislation to abrogate Zoo positions as they are vacated, other Parks and Recreation employees whose positions are eliminated in the City Budget would automatically fill vacant Zoo positions. This legislation would eliminate this possibility.

Public Private Partnership Review Status:

Is the project referenced in the legislation subject to P4 review? If yes, identify P4 review to date.

Not applicable.

Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements? If yes, what public hearings have been held to date?

Not applicable.

Fiscal Sustainability Issues (related to grant awards):

Not applicable.

Estimated Expenditure Impacts: Not applicable.

FUND (List # and/or Account)	2002	2003	2004
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On-going $

Estimated Revenue Impacts: Not applicable.

FUND (List # and/or Account)	2002	2003	2004
TOTAL

One-time $

On-going $

Estimated FTE Impacts:

FUND (List # and/or Account)	2002	2003	2004
TOTAL

# Full Time

# Part Time

# TES

Do positions sunset in the future? If yes, identify sunset date?

This legislation eliminates current and future positions at the Woodland Park Zoo when they become vacant for any reason.

Other Issues (including long-term implications of the legislation):

None.