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MCTS projects $10.9 million 2025 shortfall; agency cites overtime, lower fare revenue and paratransit costs
Summary
Interim MCTS leadership told the County Finance Committee the transit system expects a $10.9 million operating deficit for 2025 driven by higher overtime, lower passenger revenue and paratransit contract costs; MCTS plans service and contract adjustments and to use federal COVID stimulus funds to cover the shortfall this year.
Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) leadership briefed the Finance Committee on July 16 that it expects a roughly $10.9 million operating shortfall for 2025 and outlined steps being taken to reduce the gap.
Sandy Kellner, interim president and CEO, and CFO Alexander Corona told supervisors the agency is seeing rising overtime (operations overtime increasing from roughly 17% toward 25% in recent months), higher health‑care claims for some employees and lower passenger revenue since the introduction of fare capping. "We are seeing a trend that is concerning," Corona said of overtime and spread (time‑on‑duty…
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