[ MUSIC ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON , THE HUMAN
SERVICES, LABOR, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER ON THURSDAY, JULY 2nd,
2026. I AM ALEXIS MERCEDES
RINCK, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA 'S EXCUSE.
>> THREE MEMBERS PRESENT, TWO
ACCUSED.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO APPROVAL
, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WELCOME EVERYONE, TO
TODAY 'S HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR,
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A SHORT
AGENDA , WITH FOUR APPOINTMENTS,
A BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND VOTE
ON A ROUTINE ORDINANCE BROUGHT
TO COUNCIL BY THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH
ESTABLISHES THE FORENSIC
EVIDENCE SERIES. AS A REMINDER
TO MY COLLEAGUES IN THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, THIS COMMITTEE WAS
BRIEFED ON APRIL 3rd BY THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD
ON THEIR IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK
AND WATCH THAT MEETING.
ADDITIONALLY, AS A NOTE,
TODAY'S MEETING WE WILL HAVE
UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER
TO SUPPORT OUR APPOINTEES. WE
WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. CLERK, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR TODAY
?
>> CURRENTLY, ZERO IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS AND ZERO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE,
SEEING THAT WE HAVE NO PUBLIC
COMMENTERS FOR TODAY. I AM GOING
TO KEEP US MOVING AND SAY THAT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
CLOSED. ITEMS OF BUSINESS, WHERE
THE CLERK READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH
FOUR INTO THE RECORD. AND
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE READING ITEMS
ONE THROUGH FOUR AND THE RECORDS
OF THE WE CAN DISCUSS THESE AT
THE SAME TIME.
>> ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR,
APPOINTMENT 03516, THROUGH
03519, THE APPOINTMENT OF
DANIELLE BUDD , ESTEFANA HARRY ,
AS MEMBERS OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD FOR A
TERM PAPER THE 28th, 2028, OPEN
FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> WE WILL NOTE FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
STANDARDS BOARD , WE HAVE
APPOINTMENTS TO COVER TODAY. LET
US GET SETTLED IN AT THE TABLE,
WE WILL START BY INTRODUCING THE
EMPLOYEES AND INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES FOR THE RECORD .
>> GREAT, THANK YOU CHAIR, I AM
A POLICY ANALYST AND ALSO I AM
LUCKY TO SERVE AS BOARD LIAISON
WITH THIS AMAZING GROUP, I AM
HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE THE
BOARD, AND I WILL PASS THE MIC
FOR FOLKS TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES. THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
STANDARDS BOARD IS A 13-POSITION
BOARD THAT WAS CREATED WHEN
COUNCIL PASSED THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS ORDINANCE BACK IN 2018.
THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD IS TO
BRING TO THE TABLE DOMESTIC
WORKERS, HIRING ENTITIES,
EMPLOYERS, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE THE
DISCUSSION ON DOMESTIC WORKER
LABOR STANDARDS. POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS AND OVERALL
IMPLEMENTATION, FEEDBACK TO NOT
ONLY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, BUT
CITY COUNCIL. WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK SAID , THEY
WERE HERE EARLIER THIS MONTH TO
INTRODUCE SOME BILLS. I WILL
JUST CONCLUDE, CURRENTLY THE
BOARD IS FACILITATED IN THREE
LANGUAGES. ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND
UKRAINIAN. I THINK THAT SPEAKS
TO THE LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT THAT
THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO HAVE
AROUND DOMESTIC WORKER ISSUES. I
AM PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT AND
I WILL LET FOLKS INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JARED, I AM
IN DISTRICT 2, I AM A SCHEDULER,
AND A GREEN CLEANER FOR GREEN
CLEAN SEATTLE. MY BOSS AND
FORMER BOARD MEMBER RECOMMENDED
ME FOR THE ROLE, I ASSUME AT
SOME POINT SHE HEARD ME TALKING
ABOUT HOW I WAS INTERESTED IN
SUPPORTING IT . AT THAT POINT, I
STARTED SITTING IN ON BOARD
MEETINGS. AND I WAS SURPRISED TO
BASICALLY LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW
BROAD DOMESTIC WORK IS AND HOW
MUCH BIGGER IT IS THAN CLEANING.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
GROUPS. I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW,
I GUESS , HOW LITTLE PROTECTIONS
THERE ARE IN OTHER CITIES AND I
WAS SURPRISED AND PROUD AT HOW
MUCH OF A FLAGSHIP CITY SEATTLE
IS FOR DOMESTIC WORKER SUPPORT.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT
AND THAT IS THE REASON I AM
HERE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS DANIELLE
BUDD , I HOLD POSITION NINE ON
THE BOARD, AS A REPRESENTATIVE,
I BRING TO THE BOARD 3.5 YEARS
OF WORKING EXPERIENCE IN THE
INTERNATIONAL LABOR MOVEMENT,
WORKING ON PROGRAMS RELATED TO
DOMESTIC WORKERS IN LATIN
AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA.
ADDITIONALLY, I RECEIVED MY
TRAINING AS AN ORGANIZER THROUGH
AFL CIO IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN
MAY OF LAST YEAR. AND I CONTINUE
TO HELP TO BRING MY ADVOCACY
EFFORTS TO EXPANDING THE RIGHTS
AND PROTECTIONS AND ACCESS TO
BENEFITS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND THE SEATTLE
AREA.
>> HELLO , MY NAME IS ESTEFANA
HARRY. MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER.
I AM CAREGIVER UNDER DOMESTIC
WORKER, I REPRESENT CAREGIVERS,
CNA'S , MEDICAL ASSISTANCE , I
HAVE SERVED ON THE BOARD SINCE
2022 IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN.
RECENTLY SOMEONE WAS PART OF THE
STATEWIDE DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL
AND IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE AS A
BLACK WOMAN, THE COMMUNITY . I
AM HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> HI . MY NAME IS SERHII
FULYTKA. I AM [ SPEAKING IN A
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] .
>>
>> Translator: MY NAME IS SERHII
FULYTKA, I AM FROM UKRAINE, THAT
IS WHY I WILL BE USING THE
SERVICES TO EXPLAIN MY THOUGHTS.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: I AM HERE, IN
THIS LAND, BECAUSE IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME AGAIN FOR THE
REASON THAT DOMESTIC WORKERS
THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN, I
SEE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: I WOULD BE
INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS ORGANIZATION, TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT I CAN IMPLEMENT
LOCALLY.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: AS THE PREVIOUS
SPEAKERS MENTIONED, IN THE
FUTURE I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART
OF THE TEAM , THAT INCLUDES THE
LOCAL DOMESTIC WORKERS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. IT HAS
BEEN A REAL HONOR TO WORK
ALONGSIDE THE DOMESTIC WORKER
STANDARDS BOARD, WE HAVE MADE
INCREDIBLE STRIDES IN POLICY
AREA IN THE CITY SO I AM REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE APPOINTEES
BEFORE US, COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL
BRING SUCH INCREDIBLE EXPERTISE
TO THE BOARD. VERY EXCITED TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU TODAY
DURING THIS DISCUSSION. WITH
THAT, I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO
YOU ALL, COLLEAGUES, FOR
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR
APPOINTEES. VICE CHAIR FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
EXCUSE ME. I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO ALL OF THE APPOINTEES FOR
YOUR SERVICE . BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS ARE INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO AT
THE CITY AND A HELPFUL WAY FOR
US TO GET INFORMATION. I WILL
CHECK WITH THE INTERPRETER, DO
YOU WANT ME TO PAUSE? I WILL
PAUSE MOMENTARILY. AND SO, THANK
YOU, YOU HAVE MY GRATITUDE FOR
YOUR SERVICE. ONE QUESTION I
HAVE AND EVERYONE CAN RESPOND,
OR ONE OR TWO FOLKS, IF YOU
LIKE. IF YOU COULD, SHARE YOUR
HOPES FOR THE WAY THAT WE, AS
COUNCILMEMBERS ENGAGE WITH THE
DOMESTIC WORKER BOARD.
>> PROCEED.
>> IF I MAY, THE THING I KNOW
WHEN I WAS SITTING ON THE BOARD
AND HEARING THE DISCUSSIONS,
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY EXCITED
ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU, MORE
EASILY IN WHAT IS AVAILABLE, AND
THEY GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
COMMUNICATION, I KNOW IT IS
SIMPLE, BUT THE CONNECTION
REALLY MAKES A VERY BIG
DIFFERENCE.
>> WOULD YOU REMIND ME THE
QUESTION PLEASE?
>> JUST YOUR HOPE FOR HOW THE
COUNCIL WILL ENGAGE WITH OR
COLLABORATE WITH THE BOARD.
>> COMMUNICATION IS VERY
IMPORTANT, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE ARE FIGHTING , WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE EVERY DOMESTIC
WORKER, BEING EQUAL. GOING
FORWARD, WE WANTED STATEWIDE, WE
ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO
IMPLEMENT THAT. BEING IN CONTACT
WITH THE PROVIDERS INFORMATION,
HOW CAN WE IMPLEMENT THAT SO
THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO
THAT INFORMATION AND THEIR
RIGHTS. YEAH.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>>
>> Translator: THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTIONS, FOR RIGHT NOW -- IN
THE , IN THE POLITICAL
COMMITTEES WE ARE WORKING ON
VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN THE
CURRENT TIME.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: WE WILL TRY TO
PRESENT NEW IDEAS AND NEW
VISIONS, HAVING SEEN OUR WORK AS
DOMESTIC WORKERS MORE
STRUCTURED.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: IN OUR COMMITTEE
, I JUST CLARIFIED, HE IS
TALKING ABOUT THE BOARD . THEY
HAVE A BREAK IN COMMUNICATION
AND COLLABORATION.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: AS A RESULT , I
HOPE THAT OUR DECISIONS AND
INFORMATION WILL BE DELIVERED TO
THE COUNCIL VERY FAST. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH , AND THANK
YOU CHAIR.
>> I WILL CLOSE WITH ONE
QUESTION TO EVERYONE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO ANSWER AT THIS POINT,
CAN YOU SPEAK TO, RIGHT NOW, THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING
DOMESTIC WORKERS AND WHAT YOU
ARE HOPING TO BRING FORWARD IN
THE NEXT YEAR OR FOCUS ON IN THE
NEXT YEAR.
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
THE VIOLATION OF THEIR RIGHTS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE
LAW AND PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO
COME UP TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
IT. WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY ,
TRYING TO MAKE A SAFE SPACE SO
THE WORKERS CAN COME OUT, EITHER
TO WHERE THEY LIVE ARE OUT TO US
AND REPORT THOSE VIOLATIONS OF
THEIR RIGHTS.
>> TO BUILD ON THAT, A LOT OF
THE ISSUE IS, A LOT OF WORKERS
DON'T KNOW THEIR RIGHTS ARE
WHAT THEY ARE. THEY CANNOT COME
UP TO ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE THEM
IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY
ARE, WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT
THESE GROUPS NO , THIS IS HOW
THEY ARE GOVERNED AND THIS IS
WHAT RIGHTS THEY HAVE AND THEN
THEY CAN REPORT THEM. THAT IS
ALSO OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: I WOULD LIKE TO
ADD A VERY INTERESTING THING. I
KNOW THE LAW WAS APPROVED IN
2019.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: CURRENTLY , THERE
ARE SO MANY DOMESTIC WORKERS IN
THE SEATTLE AREA.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: IN MY OPINION ,
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE BRING
THE SEATTLE DOMESTIC WORKERS
TOGETHER SO WE KNOW THE
APPROXIMATE NUMBER, HOW MANY
PEOPLE WE HAVE. AND HOW MANY
PEOPLE NEED HELP.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> Translator: AND I BELIEVE
THAT THE COMMITTEES, OR THE
BOARD , ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT
INFORMATION SO WE CAN REACH OUT
TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE PEOPLE .
>> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE ALL
THE POINTS MY COLLEAGUES MADE .
THOSE ARE ALL PRIORITIES .
ADDITIONALLY THE BOARD IS
WORKING ON AMENDMENTS TO THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE. A
FEW OF THOSE BEING MORE
PROTECTIONS AGAINST RETALIATION
FOR WORKERS WHO ARE TRYING TO
TAKE TIME OFF. FORMER CONTRACTS
AND RECORD KEEPING , FOR
EMPLOYERS TO KEEP , ADDITIONALLY
WITH THESE AMENDMENTS THAT WE
ARE CHANGING -- PROPOSING , WE
ADDITIONALLY NEED CONTINUED
FUNDING AND POTENTIALLY MORE
FUNDING TO FURTHER EDUCATE AND
SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT CHANGES
THAT WILL NEED TO BE ORGANIZED,
AND ALSO FOR THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE
CAPACITY IN SUPPORTING US IN OUR
AGENDA AND GOALS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE
RESPONSES AND AGAIN, I WANT TO
REITERATE HOW EXCITED THAT YOU
ARE CONTINUING YOUR SERVICE AND
BRINGING YOUR EXPERTISE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RESPONSES.
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I AM GOING
TO MOVE US FORWARD BY TAKING
ACTION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS.
BEFORE WE MOVE AND VOTE ON THESE
APPOINTMENTS, WE WILL CONSIDER
APPOINTMENT 3516 SEPARATELY SO
THAT WE CAN AMENDED TO INCLUDE A
SIGNED NOTICE OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKER STANDARDS BOARD, A LITTLE
TECHNICAL MOVEMENT FOR TODAY, I
HOPE YOU WILL ALL RIDE IT OUT.
WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
3516, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND TO MAKE -- THE
APPOINTMENT. I MOVED TO ADD BY
UNANIMOUS CONSENT. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE APPOINTMENT
PACKET WILL BE AMENDED TO
SUBSTITUTE THE UNEXECUTED NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT WITH AN EXECUTED
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, IT IS AMENDED TO
INCLUDE A NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE APPOINTMENTS? HEARING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK CALLED THE
ROLE ON THE CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT OF 3516 ?
>> THERE ARE THREE IN FAVOR ,
ZERO OPPOSED.
>> WONDERFUL, THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT IT BE CONFIRMED WILL BE
SENT TO THE MEETING JULY 14 FOR
FINAL CONSIDERATION, TAKING UP
ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS, MOVING
FORWARD TO CONFIRMING
APPOINTMENTS ITEMS TWO THROUGH
FOUR, I RECOMMEND THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENTS 3517 TO 3519, IS
THERE A SECOND? RECOMMENDED ,
THE CONFIRMATION OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ? HEARING NONE, WILL
THE COMMITTEE CLERK CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS 3517 TO 3519.
>> VICE CHAIR FOSTER?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ,
THERE ARE THREE IN FAVOR, THE
MOTION CARRIES.
>> THE NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO
THE JULY 14 FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS,
DANIELLE , SERHII FULYTKA, AND
JARED AND ESTEFANA , ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF YOUR VOTES.
COLLEAGUES WE WILL BE MOVING
ONTO THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS,
WILL BE COMMITTEE CLERK READ
NUMBER FIVE INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 5, COUNCILOR BILL 121207
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT, ESTABLISHING THE
FORENSIC DIGITAL EVIDENCE
CLASSIFICATION TITLE SERIES AND
CORRESPONDING RATES OF PAY IN
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> AT THIS POINT , I WILL
WELCOME OUR COLLEAGUES UP TO THE
TABLE. I NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT
WITH US IN CHAMBERS,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU
MISSED A VERY CUTE HUGGING
CELEBRATION.
>> I AM SORRY THAT I MISSED
THAT, BUT I AM HUGGING FROM
AFAR.
>> THANK YOU, WONDERFUL AND FOR
OUR FOLKS , COMING TO THE TABLE,
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES , STATE
YOUR NAME AND YOUR ORGANIZATION
FOR THE RECORD, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> HELLO , MY NAME IS ALYSSA
PULLIAM , AND --
>> ONE MOMENT, LET'S MAKE SURE
THE MICROPHONES ARE ON AND THAT
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> HELLO, TEST ?
>> PERFECT.
>> MY NAME IS ALYSSA PULLIAM
COME IN THE INTERIM HR DIRECTOR
WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
>> HELLO, I AM SARAH SMITH,
OPERATING OFFICER OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I AM
EXCITED TO HAVE ALYSSA HERE FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN HER ACTING
ROLE.
>> MY NAME IS SHANE EUBANK, I AM
THE CONFIRMATION PROGRAM MANAGER
WITH SEATTLE CITY RESOURCES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, WILLIAM
WINFIELD, CITY'S LABOR
DIRECTIONS DIRECTOR.
>> PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE
PRESENTATION.
>> I AM GOING TO KICK IT OFF
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE SLIDES
AND SAY THAT I AM EXTREMELY
EXCITED TO BE HERE, IN ORDER TO
SUPPORT OUR STAFF WHO ARE HERE.
TO REALLY SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND
MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE
CLASSIFIED IN A WAY THAT IS
ACCURATE AND COMPETITIVE FOR
THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS. I AM SO
PLEASED TO BE HERE TO SHOWCASE
THAT AND I AM SUPER APPRECIATIVE
OF OUR COLLEAGUES AND COMPANIONS
WHO ARE HERE, BECAUSE WITHOUT
THEM WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET
THIS TO THE FINISH LINE, REALLY
EXCITED FOR THIS TODAY. IF I CAN
FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> ARROW BUTTON? HOW DO I MAKE
IT MOVE? THE BUTTON? I CAN
CONTINUE TO FILIBUSTER BY
SAYING, I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE
TODAY WITH MY COLLEAGUES .
>> JUST TO START OFF, THE
PREVIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS THAT
WERE USED FOR THESE POSITIONS
HAD NOT BEEN REVIEWED IN 40
YEARS. SO, THIS REQUEST CAME
ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF
WORK BEING DONE BY THE EMPLOYEES
IN THIS UNIT IS MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN THE CLASSIFICATIONS
CURRENTLY USED. THEY ROUTINELY
RESPOND TO CRIME SCENES, COLLECT
VIDEO AND AUDIO EVIDENCE,
ANALYZE AND PROCESS EVIDENCE FOR
USE IN PROSECUTION. THESE FOLKS
ARE DOING VERY IMPORTANT WORK
FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THE REQUEST
CAME ABOUT SO THAT WE CAN
PROPERLY HAVE TITLES THAT ALIGN
WITH THE FDE'S BUSINESS AND
TECHNICAL NEEDS.
>> BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE, I
AM PLEASED WE HAVE THE EMPLOYEES
HERE. A LOT OF THE WORK THAT MY
TEAM DOES IS BEHIND THE SCENES,
MODIFYING CLASSIFICATION
SPECIFICATION. WE KNOW THAT WE
DON'T OFTEN [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ] IT IS NICE TO MEET YOU
HERE. THE CLASSIFICATION UNIT
WITHIN SEATTLE HUMAN RESOURCES
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING
THE COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION
STRUCTURES, THE MAINTENANCE IS
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT
ULTIMATELY WE ARE PAYING CITY
EMPLOYEES RATES OF PAY THAT ARE
BOTH INTERNALLY EQUITABLE AND
COMPETITIVE IN THE LABOR MARKET,
MAINTAIN OUR CLASSIFICATION
STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT, AS
ALYSSA SAID, THE NATURE OF THE
WORK BEING PERFORMED BY CITY
EMPLOYEES CHANGES OVER THE
DECADES. AND IT DOES SO IN ORDER
TO MEET THE CURRENT AND CHANGING
NEEDS OF THE CITY. THE
LEGISLATION IS A COLLABORATION
BETWEEN MY TEAM, LABOR
RELATIONS, AND SPD, TO CREATE A
NEW CLASSIFICATION TITLE SERIES
SO THAT WE CAN ACCURATELY
CAPTURE THE WORK BEING PERFORMED
BY CITY EMPLOYEES WITHIN SPD.
>> THE CLASSIFICATION SERIES, I
DON'T WANT TO TALK RIGHT INTO
IT, BUT IT CREATES FOUR NEW
TITLES . IT ACCURATELY CHANGES
THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE BY
THE VIDEO SPECIALIST AND THE
PHOTOGRAPH ARE, SUPERVISORIAL
POSITIONS. LOOKING AT THE NATURE
OF THE WORK THAT HAS CHANGED ,
MAKING SURE THAT IT IS CAPTURING
WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING SO
THAT THEY CAN REVIEW DIGITAL
EVIDENCE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT
INVESTIGATIONS , SUPPORT
PROSECUTORS, SUPPORT THE CRIME
VICTIMS. JUMPING AHEAD TO THE
NEXT SLIDE, I KNOW THAT ALL OF
THAT WORK CULMINATES IN BEING
ABLE TO CLEAR AND SOLVE CASES.
IT IS A VERY TECHNICAL PIECE OF
WORK AND DIFFERENT THAN WHAT
CLASSIFICATIONS CURRENTLY EXIST,
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR
QUITE A WHILE TO GET THIS TO
FRUITION FOR THESE FOLKS TO GET
A CLASSIFICATION THAT WILL
PROPERLY SUPPORT THE WORK THEY
ARE DOING. SO, I THINK, THE NEXT
SLIDE, THIS LEGISLATION
ESTABLISHES THE NEW TITLES ONLY.
SPD WOULD BE ABLE TO ABSORB THE
COSTS THAT WERE DETERMINED, THIS
AFFECTS 11 POSITIONS WITHIN THE
FORENSIC DIGITAL EVIDENCE UNIT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU ALL, AND HELLO TO
THE WORKERS WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, WHAT QUESTIONS DO
YOU HAVE? VICE CHAIR FOSTER?
>> I WILL BE BRIEF, DID YOU SAY
THAT WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THIS
IN 40 YEARS?
>> SO, SOME OF THE
CLASSIFICATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN
LOOKED AT SINCE 1990 SO, THE
POSITION WE ARE USING, INTO ONE
OF THE POSITIONS BEING CREATED
IS TO REFLECT, ACCURATELY TODAY,
WHAT WORK IS BEING DONE. YES.
>> I HEARD THAT AND MY EARS
PERKED UP . EXCUSE ME. JUST TO
COMMEND YOU ON THE WORK FOR THE
EQUITY AND INTERNAL
COMPETITIVENESS, ESPECIALLY
GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT
SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN
REVIEWED IN A LONG TIME.
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF YOUR TEAM
TO DO THAT TO MAKE SURE THE REST
OF THE TEAM HAS FAIR AND
COMPETITIVE.
>> WITHOUT HR AND LABOR
RELATIONS, WE WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
LONG-TERM, IT HAS BEEN A VERY
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ?
VICE CHAIR FOSTER ?
>> MY EARS PERKED UP AS WELL. WE
LONG TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE
BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE
MATTER. DO WE UNDERSTAND WHY IT
TOOK SO LONG?
>> THE NATURE OF THE WORK DOES
EVOLVE SLOWLY OVER TIME, IT MAY
HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE IN 1991
WHEN MOST OF OUR CLASSIFICATION
SPECIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
TITLES WERE CREATED, THE WORK
WAS ACCURATELY REPRESENTED, AND
THAT MAY SLOWLY DRIFT OVER TIME.
WHAT TIME DO YOU LOOK AT IT AND
SAY, THIS NO LONGER MAKES SENSE?
WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE WORK
AND IDENTIFY WHETHER THE BODY OF
WORK BEING PERFORMED IN THE
UNIT, THEN GO THROUGH ALL OF
THE, YOU KNOW, THE DETAILS, AND
SAY, LET'S DOCUMENT WHAT IT ALL
IS. THAT PROCESS STARTED A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT YOU HAVE
TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE . WE
HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE
DOCUMENTATION AND VERIFY THAT
THE WORK IS NOW ACCURATELY
DOCUMENTED AND WE START THIS
LEGISLATION PROCESS TO CEMENT
IT.
>> THAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS
UNIT, NO ONE ELSE IN THE CITY
DOES IT, NO ONE ELSE IS LOOKING
AT PHOTO DIGITAL EVIDENCE, IT IS
A LOT OF CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE
THAT FOLKS ARE LOOKING AT SO
THERE IS NOTHING TO COMPARE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, OUR TEAM
HAD TO GO THROUGH THE DUE
DILIGENCE TO LOOK AT THE
COMPETITIVE RATES TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE DOING THIS THE MOST
EFFECTIVE WAY AND THE MOST
EQUITABLE WAY WHICH IS WHAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE. WE DID NOT
MAKE A SNAP DECISION, WE MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION WITH OUR
LABOR PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS GET WHAT THEY SHOULD BE
GETTING.
>> AND I WILL ADD TO THAT, THE
CLASSIFICATION WHEN IT COMES TO
THESE SITUATIONS, MAKING SURE
THAT CLASSIFICATION WORK ALIGNS
WITH THE ACTUAL WORK SO THAT IT
ALIGNS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
VERY CLOSELY ON THOSE MATTERS IN
THE FUTURE.
>> AS A FOLLOW-UP, A QUESTION ,
CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW THIS
LEGISLATION REFLECTS HOW THEY
ARE HANDLING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS
FOR COMPENSATION CHANGES?
>> HAPPY TO. HISTORICALLY, YOU
MAY RECALL THAT WE HAVE COMBINED
DIFFERENT REQUESTS , TITLE
CHANGES, CLASSIFICATION CHANGES
INTO A SINGLE BUNDLE, THAT WAS
NOT BRINGING JUSTICE TO EACH
INDIVIDUAL CHANGE IN THE
PROCESS. MOVING FORWARD, THIS IS
A PROCESS I AM EXCITED ABOUT. WE
CAN FOCUS ON THINGS LIKE
FORENSIC DIGITAL EVIDENCE, GET
THAT THROUGH THE PROCESS, MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN SPEAK TO IT,
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO UNIQUE
OTHER LEGISLATION, WITH SEATTLE
I.T., FAS, ET CETERA.
>> THANK YOU FOR UNPACKING THAT.
WITH THIS IN MIND, THIS IS VERY
SPECIALIZED , THINKING ABOUT
CONSISTENCY AND CHANGES MOVING
FORWARD ACROSS THE CITY.
>> WOULD YOU REMIND REPEATING
THE QUESTION?
>> I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE, LIKE, A
FEDERATED MODEL, SPEAK TOWARDS
HOW WE ARE WORKING TO HAVING
SOME LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY ACROSS
THE CITY.
>> THIS IS A CHALLENGE AND OFTEN
TIMES A JUDGMENT CALL IN
CLASSIFICATION WORK. AT ONE
POINT, THE CLASSIFICATION OF A
VIDEO SPECIALIST MAY HAVE BEEN
ACCURATE BUT NOW THE WORK IS
SUFFICIENTLY DIFFERENT FROM A
STANDARD VIDEO SPECIALIST THAT
MAY BE ELSEWHERE IN THIS CITY
AND IT MAKES SENSE TO
DIFFERENTIATED FROM THAT TITLE.
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BEING
EXTERNALLY COMPETITIVE IN THE
MARKETPLACE WHERE RATES MAY
DEMAND HIGHER RATES OF PAY FOR
SPECIALIZED WORK LIKE THAT AND
PART OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE, IN
THE CREATION OF THIS TITLE
SERIES , IS LOOKING AT THOSE
EXISTING TITLES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE
ARE KEEPING SOME OF THE VIDEO
SPECIALISTS BECAUSE THAT WORK IS
STILL BEING DONE ACROSS THE
CITY. OTHER WORK, WE ARE
RE-TITLING IT TO MAKE IT
SPECIFIC TO THIS FUNCTION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD
ON THIS? I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 121207. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF THE
BILL. ARE THERE ANY FINAL
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? --
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] THERE
ARE THREE IN FAVOR, AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE PASSED TO
THE JULY 14th FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] I LOVE
HEARING APPLAUSE IN THESE
CHAMBERS. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA, IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE MEETING BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
HEARING NONE, THE NEXT HUMAN
SERVICES, LABOR, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR