FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed FY2017 Budget
Chapter 3
• Draft and negotiate legal documents related to the Purple Line and Phase 2 of the Silver Line
• Continue to represent the Authority in litigation and administrative proceedings, including the
following major litigation: Challenger, AFDI, Silver Spring Transit Center, Little et al., and
the NTSB investigation and cases associated with the L’Enfant Plaza smoke incident
FY2016 Highlights and Major Accomplishments
• Policy review and update – COUN provided substantial input and guidance in reviewing,
drafting, and updating the following policies: background screening, drug & alcohol testing,
procurement, records management, whistleblower, and direct pay, special agreement &
settlement authority. COUN is also heavily involved in the HR-sponsored position description
and policy re-write initiatives. COUN also assisted in the development of a commodity
hedging policy.
• Training – COUN actively participated in the development and implementation of a variety of
training initiatives, including EEO, MTPD cadets, whistleblower, GINA, and PARP. COUN
also led the initiative to bring training in-house with the company that provides mandatory
FTA procurement training. The first of four training sessions was held in November, another
is scheduled for December, and the remaining two are planned for 2016.
• Litigation – COUN handles the Authority’s litigation, with the exception of those cases which
are covered by insurance or that involve areas of law in which in-house attorneys have limited
experience. In those instances, COUN has a modest budget for outside counsel.
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