TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Amendments to Board Policy Nos. 544 and 110
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider approving amendments to Board Policy No. 544, Service Adjustments; and No. 110, Public Hearing Process for the Board of Directors.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
Board Policy 544 - Service Adjustments, was last updated in 1994. This amendment updates the policy with more recent methods of planning and scheduling, and the most recent practices deployed by the District for conducting operator sign-ups. It also includes language from BP 110 that is more relevant under BP 544. The policy will ensure a clear understanding of how and when service adjustments are to occur.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary/fiscal impact associated with the proposed policy amendments.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
In an effort to update Board policies to match current practices, staff proposes that the Board approve the attached BP 544 and BP 110 amendments. The existing policy states that service adjustments will be held twice annually and lays out a sequence of events based on these biannual service adjustments. Previously, there was enough time between operator sign-ups for modifications to be implemented as the policy describes. However, parallel with the operator sign-up schedule, the District has four service adjustments per year and protocols in the existing policy are outdated and do not match current sign-up timelines.
With service adjustments occurring four times per year and more opportunities to update schedules and assignments, the planning and implementation of sign-ups requires additional lead time as new information, communication and sign-up systems have been introduced which require additional work with new requirements not in existence in the 1994 policy. An amended policy is needed to clarify terms and tim...
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