SECTION 305– EMPLOYEE VANPOOL

A. General

General Services administers the Employee Vanpool program as part of the Santa Cruz County Transportation Reduction Incentive Program (TRIP). Employee vanpools are for employees to commute between pre-designated pickup points located throughout the county and the County Government Center at 701 Ocean Street and/or the County Emeline Campus.

B. Employee Participants

General Services Fleet Division shall manage the eligibility and participant application process.

To participate in the County Vanpool program, an employee must submit a signed Vanpool Participant Agreement to the General Services Fleet Manager for review and approval.

A per pay period fee is collected through payroll deductions for all participants. The fee is set forth in the Unified Fee Schedule.

If at any time the vanpools are full, a waiting list shall be established and maintained, and any employee applicant that is approved will be placed on the waiting list. When a space becomes available the employee at the top of the list will be notified and their eligibility confirmed.

Continuation of the Vanpool Program will be determined by the cost of operations and replacement of the program vehicles. Vanpool fees may be adjusted if necessary to cover increased costs. Vanpool participants will be notified as much in advance as possible of any increase in employee vanpool fees.

The County may terminate any vanpool without prior notice to participants. In the event of termination, the County will make every effort to give as much notice as possible to program participants. The County shall have no obligation to provide another van or other means of transportation.