Transparency was the word of the day at the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors meeting on Monday, December 1.
The main focus of the session was a presentation by Jeff Seward, Chief Financial Officer who provided an overview about this week's launching of the agency's online accountability center. HART will post a wealth of financial information on our website, including our budgets, individual financial transaction records, contracts information and historical data. Also, Seward asked the Board of Directors to approve the inclusion of the new HART transparency initiative into the agency's finance policy.
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| HART is the lead on the regional fare collection project |
During its regular monthly meeting, the HART Board approved
all action items, including authorization of a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) and the Tampa Bay Area
Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) for financial support for the regional
fare collection project.
In other matters, HART Board of Directors Chairman Councilman Mike Suarez welcomed the newest HART Board of Directors members, Ms. Kathleen Shanahan and Commissioner Stacy White. In addition, Councilman Suarez recognized several re-appointed Board members and thanked them for their valuable contributions and commitment during their tenure on the HART Board of Directors.
Several employees were recognized for their outstanding
service and 30 plus years of commitment working at HART.
In addition, HART Board General Counsel David Smith asked
the HART Board of Directors for a motion to initiate the process of revising
the following HART Board Policies.
- 120: General Organization of HART; Sub-section 120.02: Board of Directors
- 1000: Environmental Policy; Sub-section 1000.02: Policy
The HART Board unanimously approved to move forward with the
process of revising the HART Board Policies.
The draft revisions to the HART Board Policies will be
presented to the Finance, Governance, and Administration Committee on December
15, 2014 for their review and advancement to the January 5, 2015 HART Board of
Directors meeting for the Board's consideration.
Next Regular Board of Directors Meetings
The HART Regular Board of Directors will take place Monday,
January 5, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at the HART Ybor Office, 1201. E. 7th Ave., in
Tampa.
Closed captioning from the monthly HART Board of Directors
meetings will be posted within 5 - 8 business days on the Hillsborough
Television (HTV) website.
Click here to view video recordings from recent HART
Board/Committee meetings.
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