TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
SUBJECT: Amendments to Board Policy 437
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider options for amending Board Policy 437 - Vehicle Parking at District Facilities with respect to Board members. [Requested by Director Walsh - 5/22/22]
Staff Contact:
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
There is no strategic importance associated with this report.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Because parking charges would be deducted from Board members' travel budgets, there is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report. If the Board were to implement a $75/month parking charge, Board members' travel budgets would be reduced by $900 per fiscal year (or 10%). A $50 parking charge would result in a $600 reduction per fiscal year.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
This report is provided in response to an Agenda Planning Request to revise Board Policy 437 to establish a parking charge for Board members.
For background, in 2019, Board Policy 437 was amended to read as follows:
"Section IV.B. - Parking Rates (General Office Facility Only
a. In accordance with Transit District Law, the Board cannot adjust their compensation to offset parking expenses, but instead must provide for reimbursement to members of the Board for expenses incurred in the conduct of District business. Therefore, parking charges shall be waived for members of the Board."
Prior to this amendment, the policy in place for many years provided for a waiver of the parking charges for members of the Board, except for those Directors who parked on the premises on a regular basis, i.e., at least one-half of the work days the facility is open during any month. The parking charge at the time was $50.
In 2019, the rationale for waiving parking charges for Board members was based on the fact that 1) Boar...
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