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Council adopts bilingual pay policy for non-represented city employees
Port Orchard City Council · January 14, 2026
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Summary
Council expanded the bilingual premium to non-represented city employees, matching language pay approved for police and Teamster contracts; staff said testing will be conducted through an outside vendor and four languages were prioritized.
Port Orchard adopted a personnel policy Jan. 13 establishing bilingual pay for non-represented city employees, aligning their benefits with language premiums already included in union contracts.
Human resources staff explained the policy mirrors the bilingual premium the council previously…
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