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Quarterly reports: Transit, airport, juvenile detention and CSA show mixed results
Summary
Presenters reported mixed FY25 results: transit finished with a modest surplus and vendor software issues; the airport reported revenue gains and a $301,000 surplus; juvenile detention and CSA faced funding shifts tied to federal program changes and rising expenditures.
At the Dec. 9 Finance Committee meeting, several departments presented their FY25 fourth-quarter reports and year-end summaries.
Joshua Moore of the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company said the transit system finished the year with a modest surplus (just over $16,000) after higher health insurance fringes and parts/tire-price volatility; he noted a negative demand-response accrual adjustment of about $31,000 tied to vendor software performance and flagged timing issues for federal and state operating assistance that affect reimbursements.
Kathy Vance, assistant airport director (finance), reported the airport enterprise fund remained healthy with direct operating revenues up about 13% year over year. Terminal revenues increased by roughly $114,000 following a revamped car-rental agreement and upgraded parking equipment; the airport reported an operating surplus of approximately $301,000 but also cited increased workforce and utility costs and state-funded capital projects affecting equipment totals.
Preston Sellers presented the Juvenile Detention Center FY25 report: total revenues of about $3,371,557 and revenue sources including local participating localities, Department of Juvenile Justice block grants and USDA meal reimbursements. Sellers said USDA changed requirements for FY26 such that the center would have needed to become a school-lunch program sponsor (adding two nutrition staff and costing an estimated $202,000 annually) to keep the USDA block grant; staff will instead use broader purchasing flexibility and strategic changes to cover the revenue gap. Sellers reported an average youth population of 19 during the quarter (down from 20) and noted Lynchburg represented 68% of the youth served this quarter.
Children's Services Act (CSA) FY25 Q4 revenues were reported at about $13,000,720 with expenditures of roughly $13,940,000, reflecting increases in foster care, special education and community-based services compared with the prior year.
No formal actions were taken on these reports; staff will continue to monitor reimbursements, vendor performance and programmatic changes.
