County accepts donated vehicle and agrees to updated $1.50 transit reimbursement with City of York

The York County Board of Commissioners accepted a donated 2015 Ford Expedition from the City of York on June 14 to serve as a temporary backup vehicle for York County Public Transportation while replacement vehicles from NDOT are delayed.

Lori, speaking for county transit, described the vehicle (model year reported as 2015, roughly 114,300 miles) and said the city had removed internal caging and offered to transfer title with no return obligation. Commissioners discussed vehicle condition, the city wrap/decals and whether a full wrap was warranted for a temporary asset; staff said NDOT provides required public-transportation stickers and that the county could apply magnets or temporary identification if a full graphic wrap is not cost‑effective. The board voted to accept the vehicle by roll call.

Separately, the board reviewed a memorandum of agreement with the City of York to formalize reimbursement for the city’s share of local boardings. The draft used $1.00 per boarding, a figure that has not been updated since about 2013. County staff recommended increasing the rate to $1.50 per boarding to better reflect local cost shares not covered by state and federal funding. The board authorized the chairman to sign the agreement with $1.50 per boarding and directed staff to forward an accompanying resolution for adoption. The board indicated it would present the final agreement to the city for signature.

Commissioners also discussed monitoring transit budgets and the potential need to revisit the local per-boarding rate in future budget cycles.