04/18/2016

April 18, 2016

To: UT Faculty and Staff
From: Chris Cimino, vice chancellor for finance and administration
Subject: New Equitable Structure for Employee Parking

Beginning in the fall 2016 semester, we will begin charging for faculty and staff parking through a tiered, equitable pay structure.

The changes are the result of feedback from employees and research that we've conducted about faculty and staff parking at other large universities.

Employee permits for the 2015-2016 academic year expire on July 31, 2016. The new pay structure will take effect for permits that begin on August 1, 2016.

The new employee payment structure has four cost levels and is based on an employee's annual compensation.

Here are the levels:

$29,999 and under annual compensation will pay $20 per month
$30,000 to $59,999 will pay $30 per month
$60,000 to $149,999 will pay $35 per month
$150,000 and over annual compensation will pay $50 per month

Most of our faculty and staff will see no change to the price they currently pay, while a substantial number of our staff will begin paying less.

This change was approved by the campus Transit and Parking Committee on April 15.

All faculty and staff will receive an e-mail in July with a link to renew your permit for the next academic year. No changes will be made to the permit-purchasing process.

This change will apply to all Knoxville-area UT employees. This change will also be applicable to those needing to purchase the new accessible/handicapped permit, paying the same standard rates as all other staff.

Contact Parking and Transit Services at 865-974-6031 or
parking@utk.edu with any questions.