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Amending Section 3.14(4)(k)3. to increase the membership of the Contracted Service Oversight Committee.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: Effective April 1, 2008, this ordinance increases the membership of the Contracted Services Oversight Committee to nine by adding two members who are representatives from governmental entities that are additional Metro Transit funding partners (MMSD and MATC).
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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 3.14 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) (9) nine 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 City of Verona, one (1) member representing the University of Wisconsin; two (2) members shall be representatives of governmental entities which are additional Metro Transit funding partners: one member representing the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), one (1) member representing Madison Area Technical College (MATC); 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. 3.30(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. 3.30, 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/or additional Metro Transit funding partners transportation services contributions, 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,
e. The ordinance adding two members who are representatives of governmental entities who are additional Metro transit funding partners shall become effective on April 1, 2008.”