TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: FY 2019-20 First Quarter Employee and Non-Employee Out-of-State Travel
BRIEFING ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Title
Consider receiving the FY 2019-20 First Quarter Employee and Non-Employee Out-of-State Travel Report.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
This report provides a detailed accounting of all employee out-of-state travel during the first quarter of this fiscal year for the Board to monitor these activities.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted travel activity is included as part of the FY 2019-20 Operating Budget.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Employee out-of-state travel for the First Quarter of FY 2019-20 totals $36,829.13 with $00.00 grant funded and $36,829.13 funded by the District Operating Program. There are no non-employee travel expenses to report. Attachment 1 summarizes the trips that were taken in the first quarter, and Attachment 2 provides a detailed description of the justification for the trip, as well as the nature of the expenses.
The out-of-state travel was primarily focused on employee development activities. A brief summary of the out-of-state travel for the fourth quarter is as follows:
Title of Conference
Transit CIO Consortium
COMTO 2019
58TH Annual Workshop on Transit Law
Leadership ATPA Session 4
2019 APTA Multimodals & Sustainable
Joint Statistical Mtgs
ENO Transit for Mid-Mgr
APTA Tech Conference
ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES:
There are no notable advantages or disadvantages.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS:
This report does not recommend an action.
PRIOR RELEVANT BOARD ACTION/POLICIES:
Staff Report 19-274 FY 2018-19 Fourth Quarter Employee and Non-Employee Out-of-State Travel.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Employee Out-of-State Travel Summary, First Quarter FY 2019-20
2. Detailed Description of Employee Travel, First Quarter FY 2019-20
Prepared by:
Sue Lee, Director of Revenue Management
Approved/Reviewed by:
Claudia L. Allen, Chief Financial Officer