HomeMy WebLinkAboutFS 2008-04-22 Item 2B - Funding - 0.50 FTE in Municipal Court
Tukwila Municipal Court
6200 Southcenter Boulevard
Tukwila, Washington 98188-2599
206-433-1840 · Fax: 206-433-7160 · E-mail: http://www.tuk.wa.gov/court
Kimberly A. Walden LaTricia R. Kinlaw
Presiding judge Court Administrator
From: LaTricia Kinlow, Court Administr~
To: Finance & Safety Committee
Date: April 21, 2008
Subject: Request for .50 FTE Administrative Support Assistant
ISSUE: Increase Municipal Court staffing to include one .50 FTE Administrative
Support Assistant
BACKGROUND: In reviewing our budget records, we discovered that the court has
consistently utilized extra labor hours equivalent to that of a .50 FTE. As a result this
position has become an essential part of our daily operations.
PROPOSAL: We are proposing that this extra labor position be increased to a regular
.50 FTE Administrative Support Assistant position. Some of the essential duties of the
position include:
· Filing Court Documents
· Pulling Files
· Distributing Files
· Preparing Files
= Answering Phones
· Taking Messages
· Data Entry
Our current team is already operating with a more than full workload and could not take
on these additional responsibilities. Although these tasks can be considered as entry
level responsibilities, they are a vital part of the functions of the court.
FUNDING: It is estimated that the funding required to fill this regular .50 FTE
Administrative Support Assistant position will cost $18,000 per year plus the annual cost
of living increase and the prorated benefits.
We currently have no additional funding in our budget to cover this much needed
position. I have discussed our intent with both the Finance Director and the HR Director
and have received their support for making the extra labor position into a regular .50
FTE position.
It is my position that supporting this request is in the City's best interest.
Administrative Support Assistant Summary
Grade t-a11 Step 1 Step 2 Step3
17.05 17.90 18.80
2008 Waqes and Benefits
Regular pay for 1040 hours $17,732.00 $18,616.00 $ 19,552.00
FICA 7.65% $ 1,356.50 $ 1,424.12 $ 1,495.73
PERS .0831% (as of 7/1/08) $ 1,473.53 $ 1,546.99 $ 1,624.77
Workers Comp .10305 Ihr $ 107.17 $ 107.17 $ 107.17
Life, Vision, Dsb $ 354.00 $ 354.00 $ 354.00
Med/Den full family @ 50% $ 10,684.62 $ 10,684.62 $ 10,684.62
$ 31 ,707.82 $ 32,732.90 $ 33,818.29