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Board told federal and state transit funding shortfalls may force budget adjustments; staff to issue RFP
Summary
Transit staff said federal and state shortfalls (cited roughly $195,000 federal, $32,000 state) leave local match questions; the board directed staff to issue an RFP for a new provider and discussed whether to reduce or hold budgeted transit lines until bids arrive.
County transit staff briefed commissioners on funding gaps and procurement options, noting roughly $195,000 in federal shortfalls and about $32,000 in state reductions that affect the department’s budget. Transit staff said a $500,000 budget line includes $200,000 for new vehicles; those vehicles had not been ordered by the state at the time of the meeting.
Commissioners discussed issuing an RFP for a new service provider; staff said they would prepare a notice to end service with the incumbent and advertise an RFP, with an option to negotiate if no bids are received. The board and staff discussed contingency plans: reducing the overall transit number by the shortfall amount, retaining budgeted funds but not spending them until provider actions are known, or asking Brown Transit if it would honor a contract extension through the calendar year to simplify operations. Transit staff advised keeping budget flexibility because the situation depends on whether a nonprofit or other operator bids and on federal funding changes.
Quotations: transit staff summarized the federal/state shortfalls as "195,000 from feds and, like, 32,000 from the state" and noted "That 500,000 included the 200,000 for the new vehicles." The board asked staff to prepare an RFP and return with options.
