HOUSE BILL REPORT
HB 1225
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As Passed House:
February 14, 2011
Title: An act relating to clarification of the method of calculating public port district commissioner compensation.
Brief Description: Clarifying the method for calculating port commissioner compensation.
Sponsors: Representatives Angel, Takko, Warnick, Van De Wege and Fitzgibbon.
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Local Government: 1/25/11 [DP].
Floor Activity:
Passed House: 2/14/11, 92-0.
Brief Summary of Bill |
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Majority Report: Do pass. Signed by 9 members: Representatives Takko, Chair; Tharinger, Vice Chair; Angel, Ranking Minority Member; Asay, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Fitzgibbon, Rodne, Smith, Springer and Upthegrove.
Staff: Miranda Leskinen (786-7291) and Ethan Moreno (786-7386).
Background:
Port districts, which are a type of special purpose district, build and operate shipping terminals, motor vehicle transfer and terminal facilities, marinas and docks, airports, railroads, industrial sites, and parks and recreational facilities.
A board of three or five elected commissioners, who serve four or six-year staggered terms of office, governs each port district.
Commissioner per diem compensation ranges from $90 a day to a maximum of $8,640 annually, or $10,800 in a port district with a preceding annual gross operating income over $25 million. Additionally, commissioners in port districts with gross operating revenues in the preceding year that meet or exceed $25 million receive a monthly salary of $500. Commissioners receive $200 per month in port districts with gross operating revenues in the preceding year of at least $1 million and less than $25 million.
Summary of Bill:
The method for determining port district commissioner compensation is modified to expressly provide that required salary and per diem thresholds must be adjusted for inflation by the Office of Financial Management.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony:
(In support) Port commissioner compensation is currently adjusted for inflation. That being said, clarification is necessary to ensure that the required method for determining port commissioner compensation currently utilized is clear.
(Opposed) None.
Persons Testifying: Representative Angel, prime sponsor; and Ginger Eagle, Washington Public Ports Association.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.