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DeKalb council delegates transit-grant signatory authority, approves $11.56 million IDOT operating aid and new buses
Summary
Council voted to authorize the transit manager to sign Federal Transit Administration grant applications and certifications, approved the SFY2027 IDOT Downstate Operating Assistance Agreement for $11,555,810 (covering about 80–82% of operating expenses), and heard that six Gillig buses have been ordered with deliveries expected to begin this month.
The DeKalb City Council voted to give the transit manager authority to submit Federal Transit Administration grant applications and to sign required certifications and assurances, a move staff described as delegating day-to-day grant paperwork to the person most familiar with the applications while the assistant city manager would oversee the program.
Council then…
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