Today, Capital Metro staff met with the agency Board of Directors to make recommendations on new . Monday, the board will make a final decision.
These are the last few steps towards a new labor structure for Capital Metro. The changes are required to comply with a new state law that requires transit employees to either become employees of the state or to become employees of a private contractor. The union that represents most of the employees chose the latter option so they could retain .
The board will need to choose one contractor for employees of fixed-route bus services and another for employees of paratransit services (door-to-door services for people with disabilities). The board could also choose to have one contractor employ workers of both services.
Today, Capital Metro staff recommended that perform fixed-route bus service and perform paratransit services.
Capital Metro says staff evaluated contractor proposals based on companies' "managerial expertise and staffing plan; their maintenance expertise and plan of action for maintaining Capital Metro鈥檚 fleet, equipment and buildings; their focus on quality service and safety; training programs; the proposed mobilization plan for the contract; their past experience; and, price."
The Capital Metro Board of Directors is meeting Monday to make a final decision. The labor change will go into effect August 19.
