Community Transit hosted five public meetings on our service change proposal this month. Attendance grew to 101 at the final meeting last night, with about 340 people overall. Community Transit CEO Joyce Eleanor facilitated each meeting and answered questions. We’ve compiled a running list of answers in our Proposed Service Change FAQs (and we are continuing to update this list).
Service Planning staff were also at each meeting, and they are compiling the more than 500 written comments we’ve received so far, as well as a petition and video comments. All those comments will be made available to the board before the public hearing next week.
The public comment period remains open through Feb. 8. Send comments to 2010changes@commtrans.org (blog posts are good disucssion, but not part of the official record).
After the hearing on Feb. 4, the board of directors may direct staff to make changes to the proposal. Then the board is expected to vote on a final service plan at their March 4 meeting. Approved service changes would take effect June 13.
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Kristin, how many administrative and/or executive jobs are going to be cut in this downsizing of service?
ReplyDelete18 administrative jobs are slated for elimination under this proposal.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the response. So, would it be correct to assume that no clerical, executive positions are being eliminated?
ReplyDeleteWhat departments will those 18 administrative jobs come from -- for instance, accounting? Capital development? Technology? Maintenance? Facilities? Or where?
How many drivers will be laid off?
Martin...I'm waiting for a response to my question dated January 28 @ 2:56PM. Remember CT works for the COMMUNITY. I look forward to your reply. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHow many of those 18 administrative positions are just not being 'refilled' and those people are already gone? How many are short-term positions?
ReplyDeleteAlso, if CT has federal funding, will funding get cut because they are no longer doing SWIFT on Sundays and the elimination of local routes? If so, how do these cuts help anything?!
I'm wondering why it is so difficult to get an answer -- would someone at CT please respond to my inquiry, as follows (re-posting):
ReplyDeleteMicki said...
Thanks for the response. So, would it be correct to assume that no clerical, executive positions are being eliminated?
What departments will those 18 administrative jobs come from -- for instance, accounting? Capital development? Technology? Maintenance? Facilities? Or where?
How many drivers will be laid off?
January 28, 2010 2:56 PM
Micki said...
Martin...I'm waiting for a response to my question dated January 28 @ 2:56PM. Remember CT works for the COMMUNITY. I look forward to your reply. Thank you.
January 29, 2010 4:51 PM
One more day with no response. I don't get it. What's so hard about answering. Really!
ReplyDeleteYour lack of responsiveness could be interpreted as stonewalling -- or incompetence -- or arrogance. What is it?
Please respond, so that there is some semblance of fulfilling your duty to the public, since your salary is paid with taxpayer funds and the tolls paid by riders.
I'd like to know what the answer to Micki's questions are too. They are valid questions. Please respond.
ReplyDeletePlease see the most recent blog post regarding the latest information that's been posted to our Proposed Service Changes page. It includes information on staff reductions. We've also posted our 2010 budget to the website (in the "About" menu), so people can review our finances directly.
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