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Covington County approves CATS FY2027 Section 5311 budget with 3% administration increase
Summary
The Covington County Commission unanimously approved the Covington Area Transit System (CATS) FY2027 Section 5311 grant budget, accepting a 3% across'the'board administrative increase to cover additional buses and higher insurance costs.
The Covington County Commission on May 12 unanimously approved the Covington Area Transit System's (CATS) FY2027 Section 5311 grant budget, endorsing a 3% across'the'board increase for administration.
Tami Baxley, CATS director, told commissioners the only change from FY2026 "was a 3% increase across the board for administration due to having more buses and to cover insurance increase." The public hearing called to consider the CATS budget drew no public speakers and was closed before the vote.
The approval came by motion from Commissioner Lynne Holmes and a second from Commissioner Tommy McGaha; the five'member commission voted unanimously to adopt the budget and accompanying resolution. The Section 5311 program provides federal formula funding for rural public transportation; the budget record included in the minutes does not list dollar totals for the CATS line items in the meeting text and detailed program-level expenditures were not specified in the transcript.
The vote occurred as part of the meeting's new'business agenda. County staff indicated the increase is intended to help cover operating costs tied to fleet expansion and higher insurance premiums; no additional local matching funds were identified in the discussion.
