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Board hears activity‑bus MOU rates and usage; district and contractors debate per‑mile vs. flat rates
Summary
Deming staff presented activity‑bus trip counts, a proposed MOU preserving current per‑mile and per‑hour rates for 2025‑26, and contractors described operational constraints — driver shortages, snub‑nose buses and out‑of‑town trips that sometimes use flat hourly rates.
Deming — On returning from a brief recess, the board on July 15 reviewed activity‑bus operations, trip counts and the memorandum‑of‑understanding rates the district will present for board consideration.
Patty Treviso, transportation staff, presented year‑to‑year trip totals and the activity MOU rates. For 2023‑24 the district logged 468 activity trips (71 taken by M and T, 51 by Hanes). For 2024‑25 the district logged roughly 513 trips with a change in the distribution: 54 by M and T and 20 by Hanes, Treviso said. The district operates five activity buses and two spares, she said.
The proposed MOU for 2025‑26 keeps the same structure used last year: when a district‑owned (DPS) activity bus is used, the district pays a per‑mile rate to cover fuel and a per‑hour driver rate for contractor drivers; when a contractor bus is used, the district pays the contractor per‑mile and per‑hour driver costs.…
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