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Twin Rivers trustees press transportation staff on electric-bus range, contracting and driver impacts
Summary
District transportation staff told trustees the department runs about 63 daily routes serving 2,400 students, operates 92 active vehicles (about 70 electric) and is working to reduce reliance on contracted charter buses; trustees asked for a reportback tracking reductions in outsourcing and plans to buy propane buses and mobile chargers.
At a Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting, transportation staff described progress on fleet electrification and outlined the department's capacity, staffing and field-trip contracting.
Director of Transportation Amir Mohidin, joined by operations supervisor Federico Demarque and administrative secretary Linda Daughtry, told trustees the transportation operating budget is about $10.9 million, with roughly $9 million going to salaries. The department lists 105 operating positions (61 bus-driver positions) and said it currently has about 57 drivers on staff and 92 active vehicles; Demarque said about 70 of those buses are electric, 12 are diesel and 10 use compressed natural gas. Staff said the department runs about 63 daily bus and van routes, transports…
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