FINAL BILL REPORT
HB 1225
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Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Clarifying the method for calculating port commissioner compensation.
Sponsors: Representatives Angel, Takko, Warnick, Van De Wege and Fitzgibbon.
House Committee on Local Government
Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections
Background:
Port districts build and operate shipping terminals, motor vehicle transfer and terminal facilities, marinas and docks, airports, railroads, industrial sites, and parks and recreational facilities throughout Washington.
A board of three or five elected commissioners, who serve four or six-year staggered terms of office, governs each port district.
Compensation for port district commissioners is determined by district income and revenues. 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 a monthly salary of $200 in port districts with gross operating revenues in the preceding year of at least $1 million and less than $25 million.
Summary:
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.
Votes on Final Passage:
House | 92 | 0 | |
Senate | 44 | 4 |
Effective: | July 22, 2011 |