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Finance staff: fuel and overtime tracking causing budget variances; federal reimbursements pending

McLennan County Rural Transit District Board of Directors · February 27, 2026
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Summary

At the Feb. 26 meeting, finance staff Jenna told the McLennan County Rural Transit District board that outside fuel costs exceeded budget due to fleet changes, overtime is now tracked by a new payroll system and some federal vehicle reimbursements (about $117,000) have not yet been recorded as revenue.

Jenna, who presented the district’s Oct.–Dec. 2025 financial report, told the board that shifts in fleet fueling and new payroll tracking have produced budget variances the board should expect to see through the fiscal year.

“If you look at the supply section…our outside fuel cost exceeded the budget,” Jenna said, explaining that as the agency replaces diesel fleet with…

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