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Kootenai County approves Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan required under FTA rules
Summary
The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners approved the county transit agency's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan during the April 1, 2025 meeting; staff said the plan is updated annually to reflect operational and regulatory changes.
At its April 1, 2025 meeting, the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners approved the county's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP), a plan the transit department said is reviewed and updated annually to reflect operational changes and Federal Transit Administration regulatory requirements.
Chad Engel of the county transit department told the board: "This is 1 of our annual plans that has to be reviewed. It is updated with any operational changes and also regulatory requirements per FTA regulations." Engel added that legal had reviewed and approved the current version.
A motion to approve the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan was moved and seconded and carried on a recorded vote: Commissioner Eberline voted aye; Commissioner Duncan voted aye; Chair Metari voted aye.
The transcript does not include the plan's full text or a summary of substantive changes; it records only that the updated plan was presented, has been reviewed for regulatory compliance, and was approved by the board.
