Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: George Tablack
Department: Finance and Administrative Services Division: Accounting
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE travel outside the continental United States for five County employees, from the Transportation Department.
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Why Action is Necessary
In accordance with Administrative Code Section 3.10, County Employee Travel, Board approval is required for travel outside of the continental United States.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides approval needed for compliance with the Administrative Code.
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Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION, AND THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Broward County Transportation Department (BCT) requests authorization for five employees to travel to Montreal, Canada from September 10 - 14, 2024 to attend the GIRO HASTUS International User’s Group 2024 Conference (Exhibit 1).
BCT has used various versions of the HASTUS software to develop its schedule for bus service since 2001. BCT is working with HASTUS on new and updated modules to support daily operations including customer service. BCT is also currently in the process of migrating the current Bus Operator dispatching and timekeeping system that interfaced with KRONOS and is no longer supported to a new HASTUS module.
The HASTUS International User’s Group 2024 Conference incorporates a variety of learning and networking opportunities, including dozens of workshops, training sessions, case studies, presentations, and roundtables with the HASTUS solution experts and users from around the world. BCT employees will participate in the conference to learn GIRO’s public transportation software solutions for data analysis, planning, scheduling, operations, and customer information.
Source of Additional Information
William O’Reilly, Director, Accounting Division, (954) 357-7212
Coree Cuff Lonergan, Director, Transportation Department, (954) 357-8361
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The source of funding for this travel will be the Transportation Department’s operating budget in the total estimated amount of $13,650.