New Orleans Regional Transit Authority - File #: 21-117

• File #: 21-117
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/4/2021
• In control: Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 8/18/2021
• Final action: 8/24/2021
• Title: RTA Work Policies
• Related files: 21-001, 22-146, 22-135, 22-085, 22-045

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RTA Work Policies

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DESCRIPTION: Introducing new and agency wide policies and edits to previously approved policies	AGENDA NO: Click or tap here to enter text.
ACTION REQUEST: ☒ Approval   ☐  Review Comment  ☐ Information Only    ☐ Other

RECOMMENDATION:

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To authorize the Chief Executive Officer to approve agency-wide policies to promote effectiveness by providing clear and uniform guidelines.

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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:

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This is ongoing work policies to assist in developing best practices and being in compliance with required laws.

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DISCUSSION:

Human Capital staff engaged heavily with department chiefs and staff to create a second round of policies in a consistent manner so they are easy to understand and use, and have an important operational purpose, broad application; and general procedures.  RTA establishes protocols to create, amend, and disseminate administrative policies and procedures.  A uniform policy format provides clear and concise steps for establishing or revising policies to achieve maximum organizational efficiency and understanding.

The second bundle of policies includes federal and state mandated policies as well as industry practices for human capital, safety, security, communications and general administration. Also included, are policies that were previously approved, needed edits have been incorporated.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Adoption of the RTA agency policies has no direct impact upon RTA’s expenditures or revenues.

NEXT STEPS:

Upon Board of Commissioners’ approval, staff will work to provide policies to all RTA staff to view and follow.

ATTACHMENTS:

Below is the list of new policies for consideration:

No.	Line #	Sponsor	Policy Name	Legal Authority
1	GEN7	General Administration	Smoke and Vape Free Workplace Policy	Best Practice
2	GEN8	General Administration	Space Allocation	Best Practice
3	HC9	Human Capital	Out of Classification	Best Practice
4	HC11	Human Capital	Employee Training and Development	State
5	HC14	Human Capital	Employment Advertisement	Best Practice
6	HC22	Human Capital	Fitness for Duty	Federal
7	HC21	Human Capital	Secondary Employment	Best Practice
8	HC35	Human Capital	Compensation	Best Practice
9	HC36	Human Capital	Individual Performance Plan	Best Practice
10	HC37	Human Capital	Recruitment and Selection	Best Practice
11	HC48	Human Capital	Tuition Reimbursement	Best Practice
12	HC49	Human Capital	Creation of Policy	Best Practice
13	SAF5	Safety	Safety Committee Structure	Best Practice
14	SAF6	Safety	Personal Protective Equipment	Best Practice

Below are the approved policies for edits:

No.	Line #	Sponsor	Policy Name	Legal Authority
1	GEN1	General Administration	Asset Management	Best Practice
2	HC1	Human Capital	Attendance and Work Schedule	Best Practice
3	HC13	Human Capital	Grievance Process	Best Practice
4	HC20	Human Capital	Paid Time Off	Best Practice
5	HC38	Human Capital	Internal Complaint Process	Federal and State
6	HC47	Human Capital	Whistleblower Protection	State

Prepared By:                                          Darwyn B. Anderson

Title:                                                               Chief Human Resources Officer

Reviewed By:                     Mark A. Major

Title:                                                               Deputy CEO Administration & Finance

                                                               8/17/2021

Alex Z. Wiggins                                                                                                         Date

Chief Executive Officer