Greenville Council approves one-year transit contracts and advances budget items

The Greenville City Council voted to authorize one-year contracts with three providers to supply transit services within Dart County from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, at $22.65 per one-way trip.

The council gave third reading by title and adopted separate resolutions authorizing the mayor to enter into agreements with Family Health Services, Village Green Healthcare and the Wayne Healthcare Foundation. Each resolution was moved and adopted after roll-call votes; one council member recorded an abstention on each transit-provider vote.

Why it matters: the contracts maintain the city’s client transportation options for the coming year and lock in a per-trip rate used by the transit department. Council adoption avoids a lapse in service while the city’s transit department finalizes schedules and vendor coordination for July.

Council action and votes: Council recorded motions to suspend the rules and adopt each resolution. The transcript shows the roll calls for the Family Health resolution read on adoption as: Kendall — yes; Norris — yes; Rogers — abstain; Wilman — yes; Elely — yes; Godwin — yes; Hole — yes. Similar roll-call patterns (with Rogers recorded as abstaining) appear for the Village Green and Wayne Healthcare resolutions. The motions to suspend rules and read by title only also passed on recorded roll calls earlier in the meeting.

Budget measures advanced: After the contract votes, the council considered a supplemental appropriation ordinance that would increase appropriations across multiple funds (general, water, wastewater, street, police pension and pool funds) to reflect recently approved contracts and salary adjustments; council suspended the rules and adopted the ordinance on roll call. The council also adopted a resolution approving the alternate-format tax budget for fiscal year 2027 to submit to the county.

Administrative updates and context: Safety Service Director Ryan Delk reported several capital and maintenance items including continued progress on a new water tower (and an explored option to raise and preserve the South Town tower), engineered plans for phase four sidewalks to be presented for authorization to bid at the June 2 meeting, the completion of maintenance paving bid specifications, and solids-handling work at the wastewater plant (digesters being filled ahead of schedule). Auditor Mrs. Davis said the supplemental appropriations adjust salaries and pension lines to align with contracts already approved by council and noted an $800,000-plus posting for wastewater capital improvements for accounting purposes. She also announced Rachel Brock will join the auditor’s office on June 1.

What’s next: The transit contracts take effect July 1, 2026; the supplemental appropriations take effect as adopted. Council also voted to move into executive session on personnel matters at the end of the public session.