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 Broward County 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 BROWARD COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Broward County Transportation (BCT) Department requests approval for 13 staff members to travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from September 27 - October 1, 2022, to attend the GIRO HASTUS International User’s Group 2022 Conference (Exhibit 1).
BCT has used various versions of the HASTUS software to develop its schedule for bus service since 2001. Recently, HASTUS has upgraded new and updated modules to support daily operations; and replaced the current bus operator dispatching and timekeeping system, which interfaced with KRONOS, but is no longer supported.
The HASTUS International User’s Group 2022 conference includes 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
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 Broward County Transportation Department’s budget in the total estimated amount of $18,603.