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Work Hours
Normal work week is Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Flexible and alternative work schedules may be available. See Personnel Policy 1.06 Flexible & Alternative Work Schedules for details and eligibility.

Dress
Business casual with casual dress Fridays. See Personnel Policy 1.18 Personal Appearance.

Commute Trip Reduction
Transit vouchers. Fred Meyer gift card incentives. Guaranteed ride home. Carpool and Vanpool services. See the Commute Trip Reduction Brochure for details.

Longevity Program
All employees - both represented and non-represented - shall receive longevity pay or additional time off upon completion of the years of service as a regular employee with the City of SeaTac as indicated below:

  • Completion of five (5) years through nine (9) years of service: $50 monthly or eight (8) hours floating holiday per year
  • Completion of ten (10) years through fourteen (14) years of service: $75 monthly or twelve (12) hours floating holiday per year
  • Completion of fifteen (15) years through nineteen (19) years of service: $100 monthly or sixteen (16) hours floating holiday per year
  • Completion of twenty (20) years through twenty-four (24) years of service: $125 monthly or twenty (20) hours floating holiday per year
  • Completion of twenty-five (25) years of service and beyond: $150 monthly or twenty-four (24) hours floating holiday per year

Elections must be made annually and in writing via completing the Longevity Selection Form.

Holidays
11 scheduled paid holidays per year plus two floating holidays granted annually each year on January 1.

  • New Years Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth Day 
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Day After Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day. 

Vacation
Accrual rates-based category of employment and years of service:

First Year

12 Days; 4 Hours Per Pay Period

Second Year

13 Days; 4.33 Hours Per Pay Period

Third Year

14 Days; 4.67 Hours Per Pay Period

Fourth & Fifth Years

15 Days; 5 Hours Per Pay Period

Six & Seventh Years

17 Days; 5.67 Hours Per Pay Period

Eighth & Ninth Years

8 Days; 6 Hours Per Pay Period

Tenth & Eleventh Years

19 Days; 6.33 Hours Per Pay Period

Twelfth & Thirteenth Years

20 Days; 6.67 Hours Per Pay Period

Fourteenth and Fifteenth Years

21 Days; 7 Hours Per Pay Period

Sixteenth Year and Seventeenth Years

23 Days; 7.67 Hours Per Pay Period

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Years

24 Days; 8 Hours Per Pay Period

Twentieth and Twenty First Years

25 Days; 8.33 Hours Per Pay Period

Twenty Second to Twenty Fourth Years

26 Days; 8.66 Hours Per Pay Period

Twenty Fifth Years and thereafter

27 Days; 9 Hours Per Pay Period


Sick Leave 
Twelve days per year. Sick leave usage, conversion, and cash out are subject to City policy and/or the terms as set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

Jury Duty Leave 
Employee will be paid regular compensation. Must remit juror's fee received to the City.

Bereavement Leave 
See Personnel Policy 3.05 Bereavement

401(a)
Social security replacement plan. Employee chooses investment options for employer and employee contributions. 100% vested.
http://www.icmarc.org/

Deferred Compensation Plans
Choice of three Deferred compensation plans. All regular employees eligible to contribute. City matches non-represented exempt employees contributions in an amount equal to 40% of the deferred compensation contributions made by the employee, up to 2% of the employee's gross wage. City matches represented exempt employees contributions in an amount equal to 40% of the deferred compensation contributions made by the employee, up to 1% of the employee's gross wages. 

457 - ICMA:  http://www.icmarc.org/
457 - State of Washington: http://www.drs.wa.gov/dcp

Retirement 
Public employees' retirement system (PERS). All regular employees covered by Washington State retirement plans.

Medical
The City of SeaTac is a member of the Association Washington Cities. Choice of two Regence medical plans (HDHP or PPO) with low premium rates. 90/10 cost share on premiums.  

Prescriptions by mail
Medications are ordered by mail. A 90-day supply is available for most medications. Save one co-pay ordering through mail.

Flexible Spending Account - Section 125
This tax savings benefit allows you to use part of your salary on a pre-tax basis on Medical Insurance Premiums, Health Care out of pocket expenses and Dependent Care for qualified expenses. 

Employee Assistance Program
Confidential counseling on personal issues including relationships, substance abuse, job pressures, problems with children, stress, anxiety or depression, empty nesting, marital conflicts, grief and loss, and more.

Dental Plan
Choice of two dental plans Delta and Willamette Dental.  City funded incentive-based plan. Orthodontia for dependent children. 

VSP (Vision Plan)
City funded family plan with low annual deductible.

Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long Term Disability Insurance 
City funded plans through The Hartford.

Supplemental/Voluntary Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Additional coverage available for purchase by employees.