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RTA Work Policies New and Amended
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DESCRIPTION: RTA Work Policies both New and Amended
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ACTION REQUEST:
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to revise existing agency-wide policies and create new ones to provide more uniform guidance.
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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:
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Prior to the transition, the Board authorized several work policies that provided guidelines and procedures for agency-wide operations. The RTA has continued to revise and create such policies to ensure that they are consistent with best practices and comply with legal requirements.
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DISCUSSION:
In August of 2021, the Board of Commissioners passed HC49 Creation of Policy, which describes the procedures for adopting and revising work policies. Section 2.0 of that policy mandates a uniform format for all policies and any policy revision that modifies the policy's intent or applicability must be approved by the Board under Section 2.3.2. The following policy changes are suggested:
1. HC35 - Compensation Policy - Revised to include emergency pay benefits for essential and reserve RTA employees (both exempt and non-exempt) when required to work during emergencies. Also established recordkeeping requirements for emergency pay. If a conflict occurs between this policy and a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), this CBA will prevail.
2. GEN10 - Public Records Request Policy - This policy establishes guidelines for responding to the most common types of requests received by the RTA for public records. It is designed to follow Louisiana's Public Records Law 44:1 et seq and all existing laws about the disclosure of public records.
3. SAF3 - Safety Management Policy - Revised to outline shared cross-departmental responsibility for Safety Management Systems (SMS) as required by FTA and the State Safety Oversight Agency (SSO), the Louisiana Department of ...
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