HART
Board Committees
Permanent Committees of the Board of Directors
Areas of Responsibility
(Committee actions subject to full Board approval)
Finance Committee
- Areas of Responsibility:
- Oversee the Authority’s budget process including:
- Review the Executive Director’s proposed annual Operating and Capital Budgets and recommend amendments, if any, to the full Board
- Review and make recommendations on any budget amendments during the fiscal year
- Receive periodic reports regarding, and monitor actual revenue and expenditures vis-à-vis the Operating and Capital budgets
- Monitor the Authority’s long range Financial Plan
- Monitor annual Business Plan, and recommend amendments to the full Board
- Monitor effectiveness of the Authority’s Financial Policies and develop amendments as appropriate.
- Oversee the Authority’s budget process including:
Project Oversight Committee
- Areas of Responsibility:
- Oversee the implementation of the Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project (HHCTCP) focusing on scope, schedule and budget:
- Monitor scope changes
- Monitor schedule status
- Monitor actual expenditures versus budget for the HHCTCP
- Review and recommend for discussion by the full Board major policy issues affecting the implementation and management of the HHCTCP; examples include:
- Compliance with FTA project management and grant requirements
- Revenue policies, such those pertaining to concessions, advertising, or the fare collection system
- Policies prioritizing safety, such as policing and security
- Review property acquisitions proposed for condemnation actions.
- Oversee the implementation of the Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project (HHCTCP) focusing on scope, schedule and budget:
Transit Oriented Development Committee
- Areas of Responsibility:
- Oversee the efforts to create, promote and assist Transit Oriented Development (TOD) near HHCTCP stations including:
- Receive reports from HART and Department of Planning and Permitting staff
- Review proposed joint development projects involving HART property and make recommendations to the full Board
- Identify and develop recommendations addressing impediments to creating, promoting and assisting transit oriented development.
- Oversee the efforts to create, promote and assist Transit Oriented Development (TOD) near HHCTCP stations including:
Human Resources
- Areas of Responsibility:
- Direct the evaluation process for the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer
- Review and monitor Project Labor Agreements
- Review and monitor the Authority’s human resource policies including EEO Policy review and implementation; the classification and compensation system and its effectiveness in recruiting qualified staff; and training and employee development programs.
- Oversee development of fare policy
Government Affairs/Audit/Legal Matters Committee
- Areas of Responsibility:
- Receive the report(s) from independent auditors on both the annual audit and any special audits requested
- Identify problems, issues and/or management follow-up actions emanating from any audits of the Authority’s activities
- Pursue investigations initiated by the Board
- Review and formulate strategy on risk management and any legal issues that confront the Authority
- Monitor Programmatic Agreement
- Review with the HART CEO legislation and/or initiatives proposed by governmental partners, and recommend to the HART board as to whether the board should take a position or testify regarding said initiative and/or proposed legislation.