Common use of Transit Subsidy Clause in Contracts

Transit Subsidy. 1. Consistent with the District’s efforts to promote the use of public transportation and to reduce the number of single-occupant automobiles during commute hours, fulltime District employees are eligible for a transit subsidy. Use of the transit subsidy is confined to the employee during commute hours. 2. Effective July 1, 2017, the District will provide a transit subsidy, up to a maximum amount of $255.00 per month to subsidize eligible transit expenses as detailed in this provision. Eligible transit expenses include passes for public mass transit system, carpool participation, electric vehicle participation, walking and bicycling participation, and parking associated with mass transit systems. 3. Procurement of transit passes is the obligation of the individual employee. No funding will be advanced by the District. The transit subsidy will be made available to eligible District employees on a designated day prior to the beginning of each month. The District reserves the right to use other methods deemed more efficient for the District. 4. There will be no banking of the unused allocation of transit subsidy. Transit subsidy allowance is for each individual month and will not be cumulative. The purpose of transit subsidy is to provide an allowance to employees who use an alternative method of transportation for the sole purpose of coming to and from work (portal to portal).