Form revised: July 12, 2011

 

 

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

Department:

Contact Person/Phone:

CBO Analyst/Phone:

Personnel Department

Joan Matheson / 386-9081

Greg Shiring / 386-4085

 

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE, relating to City employment, to be known as the 2012 Pay Zone Ordinance; adjusting the pay zone structures for the City’s discretionary pay programs for the year 2012.

 

Summary of the Legislation:

This legislation proposes the 2012 adjustments to the pay structures for various discretionary pay programs including the Accountability Pay Executives Program (APEX), Manager and Strategic Advisor Compensation Programs, the Information Technology Professional Compensation Program (ITP), the Investments/Debt Director Compensation Program, the Electric Utility Executive Compensation Program (EUE), the Power Marketer Compensation Program, the Legislative Department’s Broadbands, the Hearing Examiner’s Pay Band, the Mayoral Staff Assistant Discretionary Pay Program, and the Assistant City Attorney Compensation Program. 

 
 
 


Background:  

Various pay programs, collectively known as discretionary pay programs, provide for annual or biennial review of the salary structures in order to remain competitive in the labor market.  These adjustments do not automatically create additional costs. 

 

Please check one of the following:

 

__        This legislation does not have any financial implications.

(Please skip to “Other Implications” section at the end of the document and answer questions a-h. Earlier sections that are left blank should be deleted. Please delete the instructions provided in parentheses at the end of each question.)

 

 

_X__   This legislation has financial implications.

 

While this legislation provides adjustments to the pay structures for the various discretionary pay programs, it does not provide or revise additional appropriation authority or revenues in 2012 or 2013.  No positions are being abrogated or created with this legislation.  Any new costs associated with pay structure adjustments will be absorbed within the departments’ 2012-2013 Adopted Budget.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Implications: 

 

a)      Does the legislation have indirect financial implications, or long-term implications?

 

While this legislation provides adjustments to the pay structures for the various discretionary pay programs, it does not provide additional appropriation authority in 2012 or 2013.  This legislation presumes any new costs associated with individual pay structure adjustments will be absorbed within respective departments’ 2012-2013 Adopted Budgets.

 

b)     What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation?  

 

N/A

 

c)      Does this legislation affect any departments besides the originating department? 

 

This legislation provides adjustments to the pay structures for the various discretionary pay programs. The discretionary pay programs include positions across all city departments.

 

d)     What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives?  

There are no alternatives available at this time.

 

e)      Is a public hearing required for this legislation? 

 

No.

 

f)       Is publication of notice with The Daily Journal of Commerce and/or The Seattle Times required for this legislation?

 

No.

 

g)      Does this legislation affect a piece of property?

 

No.

 

h)     Other Issues:

 

List attachments to the fiscal note below:

N/A