Guemes Island Ferry Committee
Carl Cady
|
Dixon Elder
|
Marilee Fosbre
|
Steve Orsini
|
Glen Veal, Chairman
|
Feb. 24,
2003
Mr. Steve
Flude
Skagit Co.
Public Works Dept.
1100
Cleveland Ave.
Mt. Vernon
WA 98273
Dear Steve,
Thanks for
your email regarding the Public Works plan for hiring a fourth person to help
meet the State Auditors requirements for improved cash handling on the Guemes
Ferry. We have the following concerns:
- Is the
fourth person really necessary to satisfy the State Auditors requirements?
The State Ferry system has less accountability. Whatcom County tickets
with two pursers on board. What is the real issue the Auditor is trying
to solve.
- Define
the process to return to a three man crew after the end of the interim
need for the fourth person.
- How does
the additional $100,000 salary expense for the fourth person effect the
fares in the context of Resolution 11939?
- Can this
solution really be interim if the throughput markedly increases? Can you
subsequently cut back to a three man crew with the associated decrease in
service?
- The Coast
Guard has no jurisdiction over the fourth person purser as they are not
required by the Certificate of Inspection. Couldn’t they be on the old 12
hour schedule?
Should a
fourth person, in fact be used for this interim period, we have the following
recommendations:
- Create a
detailed job description for the fourth person?
- Include
pre-selling in the job description.
- Direct
fourth person purser to take detailed thorough ridership data from
Anacortes to Guemes to include:
- Cash car
(& driver) tickets
- Cash
motorcycle & riders
- Cash
walk on passengers
i.
Adults
ii.
Children
iii.
Under 6
- Cash
vehicle rider adult
- Cash
vehicle rider child
- Frequent
driver (Car & Driver)
- Frequent
driver motorcycle
- Frequent
car-rider adult
- Frequent
car-rider child
- Frequent
walk-on adult
- Frequent
walk-on child
- Frequent
walk-on school-kid
- Extended
length vehicle length
- Direct
crewmember to take detailed thorough ridership data from Guemes to
Anacortes. For each run data to include: Cash car (& driver) tickets
- Motorcycle
& riders
- Walk on
passengers
i.
Adults
ii.
Children
iii.
Under 6
- Car
& Driver
- Vehicle
rider adult (non driver)
- Vehicle
rider child
- Walk-on
adult
- Walk-on
child
- Walk-on
school-kid
- Extended
length vehicle (approximate size)