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 for more than five County employees from the Transportation Department to attend the same non-local event.
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Why Action is Necessary
In accordance with the Broward County Administrative Code, Section 3.10, Board approval is required for more than five County employees from the same department to attend the same event.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides approval needed for compliance with the Administrative Code.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION, AND THE TRANSPORATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Transportation Department requests approval for 14 staff members to travel to Tampa, Florida from June 6 - 8, 2022, to attend the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA)/Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)/Center for Urban Transportation Research’s (CUTR) Professional Development Workshop and Transit Safety and Operations Summit (Conference) (Exhibit 1).
The statewide workshop offers a unique professional development opportunity for Florida’s public transportation supervisors, front-line employees, and other key staff in operations, maintenance, safety and security, marketing, planning and administration. This one-stop-workshop provides excellent opportunities for staff to learn from nationwide industry exports, attend professional development training, and gather information about innovative industry research, and network with peers.
Source of Additional Information
William O’Reilly, Director, Accounting Division, (954) 357-7212
Tim Garling, Deputy Director, Transportation Department, (954) 357-8424
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 $6,636.