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Amending 3.51(4)(k)3. of the Madison General Ordinances changing the makeup of the Contracted Services Oversight Subcommittee by adding a member representing the City of Verona and deleting a member representing Shorewood Hills.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: The Contracted Services Oversight Committee consists of members representing governmental entities with which the City of Madison contracts to provide certain transit services and which are interested in participating in the Subcommittee. The amendment adds the City of Verona as a new member. It also deletes Shorewood Hills as a member as that entity has indicated no interest in participating.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Paragraph 3. entitled "Contracted Service Oversight Subcommittee" of Subdivision (k) entitled "Subcommittees of the Transit and Parking Commission" of Subsection (4) entitled "Transit and Parking Commission" of Section 3.51 entitled "Department of Transportation" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"3. Contracted Service Oversight Subcommittee. The Contracted Service
Oversight Subcommittee shall consist of seven (7) members. Five (5)
members shall be representatives of governmental entities which contract with
the City of Madison to provide transit and/or paratransit service: one (1)
member representing the City of Middleton; one (1) member representing the
Town of Madison; one (1) member representing the City of Fitchburg, one (1)
member representing the Village of Shorewood HillsCity of Verona, and one (1)
member representing the University of Wisconsin; and two (2) members shall
be members of the Transit and Parking Commission. In addition, the
governmental entities shall each be allotted one alternate. Alternates shall be
permitted to participate in meetings regardless of the presence or absence of
the primary member. Notwithstanding anything in Sec. 3.27(4)(c), M.G.O. to
the contrary, members and alternates representing a governmental entity shall
be appointed and removed by their respective governmental entity in
accordance with its established appointment process. The remaining members
shall be appointed by the Chair of the Transit and Parking Commission. The
residency qualifications of Sec. 3.27, M.G.O. shall not apply.
a. Terms. Members who are also members of the Transit and Parking
Commission shall have terms limited to the duration of their membership on the
Transit and Parking Commission. Other members and alternates shall have a
term of two (2) years from the date of appointment.
b. Duties. The Contracted Service Oversight Subcommittee shall
consider policy matters relating to contracted for transportation service,
including but not limited to service standards, performance targets, route
additions, extensions or contractions, changes in schedules, fare structures,
hours of service, equipment, marketing and advertising programs, and any other
policy matters pertaining to the operation of contracted for transportation
services, and may receive, consider, and/or make recommendations to the
Transit and Parking Commission regarding requests for changes to these
items. The Subcommittee shall consider such additional matters and perform
such tasks as are referred to it by the Transit and Parking Commission or staff.
Common Council referral of items to the Subcommittee shall be referred
through the Transit and Parking Commission.
c. Chair. The Contracted Service Oversight Subcommittee shall select a
Chair from among its members.
d. Staff. Metro Transit General Manager and other staff as requested by the TGM will provide staff assistance to the subcommittee."