Membership—Temporary, interim, intermittent, and provisional workers and workers in part-time positions
Seattle Mun. Code § 4.36.530
in effect4.36.530 - Membership—Temporary, interim, intermittent, and provisional workers and workers in part-time positions
This Section 4.36.530 and Section 4.36.575 provide the exclusive methods for temporary, interim, intermittent, or provisional workers, and workers in part-time positions exempt from the Civil Service to become members of the retirement system.
A. Opportunities. A worker in active City service on or after January 1, 1989, who has a position that is classified as temporary, interim, intermittent, or provisional, or a part-time position exempt from the Civil Service, has the following opportunities to join the retirement system:
1. Within six calendar months of completion of 1,044 hours of continuous compensated straight-time service;
2. Within six calendar months of completion of 10,440 hours of continuous compensated straight-time service.
For purposes of this Section 4.36.530 and Sections 4.36.555 and 4.36.575, "straight-time service" means regular hours worked, including premium hours but excluding paid overtime hours.
In addition to the opportunities described in this subsection 4.36.530.A, an employee is required to join the system upon appointment to an eligible full-time position or a part-time position covered by the Civil Service unless the position is elective or exempt under subsection 4.36.525.C or 4.36.525.E or the worker has an election under a statutory right under subsection 4.36.525.D.
B. Buy-in option. If the worker elects to join the retirement system under subsection 4.36.530.A.1 or 4.36.530.A.2 or becomes a member upon mandatory appointment to an eligible position, the worker may choose whether or not to acquire ("buy in") service credit for the hours of compensated service earned after first becoming eligible to join the system. If the worker elects to join the retirement system on or after January 1, 2017 and is then eligible to purchase credit for City service performed prior to January 1, 2017, the worker shall have a one-time election whether to join Plan 2 of this retirement system, and rights to purchase service credit and membership in Plan 1 or Plan 2 shall be determined under subsection 4.36.525.K. The options for members eligible to purchase prior service credit are described in Section 4.36.575.
C. Exercise of option. To exercise an option to join the retirement system, a worker must file the documents reasonably required by the Board of Administration before the expiration date.
D. Expiration. If a worker covered by subsection 4.36.530.A does not exercise the opportunity to join the retirement system under subsection 4.36.530.A.1 or 4.36.530.A.2, the worker may only become a member of the retirement system thereafter by appointment to an eligible full- or part-time position or by serving as an elective officer.
(Ord. 125109, § 17, 2016; Ord. 124574, § 7, 2014; Ord. 121365 § 2, 2003; Ord. 114592 § 4, 1989.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT4PE_CH4.36CIEMRESY_4.36.530MEEMININPRWOWOPAMEPOFetched: 11/1/2026