Schuylkill County approves addendum raising senior shared‑ride and trip rates

The Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners approved an addendum on March 25, 2026, to the existing contract with the Schuylkill County Transportation Authority that updates fare rates for senior shared‑ride trips and other programs administered through the county.

The addendum — effective April 1, 2026 — establishes a new senior shared‑ride one‑way rate schedule beginning at $3.60 for trips of 0–4.99 miles and increasing on mileage bands up to $52.70 for trips of 25 or more miles when an escort is included (the recorded breakdown shows $6.45 for the escorted client and $46.25 for the escort in that band). The HSDF (Human Services Development Fund) trip rates and single‑use bus ticket pricing were also updated in the addendum; the one‑way trip rate for Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) clients who do not use senior shared‑ride remains $46.25 one‑way, $92.50 with an escort.

The motion to approve the addendum was moved by Commissioner Barron Hetherington and seconded by Commissioner Gary Hess and carried unanimously. The change was presented as an addendum to a contract approved November 9, 2023, and recorded in the meeting minutes; specific fare bands and the effective date were entered into the record.

County officials noted the adjustments during the meeting as contract rate revisions rather than a new procurement; the board did not withhold approval and directed the contract be updated per the addendum.