FY 26 Approved Operating Budget

and route delays as well as a riders impression of the service provided.

WHAT IS BEING DONE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRACK:

Transit maintains logs for accidents, incidents and other non-specific activities on the demand service. This information is then shared in quarterly meetings with all associates during All Staff meetings to modify trends and address focus areas. Leadership conducts ride-a-longs with drivers in service to monitor and hold associates accountable. Post-accident training is conducted and documented with additional monitoring to ensure improvement. The number of preventable accident in this service remains below the national average, but is predicted to remain at the same level, due to newer operators being cross-trained to operate this service. Demand service takes our fleet into neigborhoods, side streets and driveways where it is more challenging to navigate and has more obstacles. The accidents which occur have minimal operational impact due to being, backing accidents, mirror-to-mirror strikes, and low-speed collisions. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CURRENT PERFORMANCE:

Performance Measure 8: Vehicle Maintenance Expenses ABOUT THIS MEASURE:

The average cost per vehicle annually is a good measure of the age and condition of the fleet in addition to the maintenance program. Under the State of Good Repair, a requirement of the grants used to purchase, operate and maintained federally funded assets, we monitor this closely.

WHAT IS BEING DONE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRACK:

We conduct weekly meetings with Transdev to review maintenance and repairs of the fleet. During these meetings, we identify trends in repairs that can become preventative if scheduled prior to breakdown. Daily mileages are provided to Transdev to ensure timely and compliant maintenance cycles are completed as per the requirements of the grants.

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CURRENT PERFORMANCE:

This service is a contracted service through a County agreement that Transit participates in. The fleet replacements over the past four years have been delayed, causing older and higher mileage vehicles to remain in service. The availability of parts has become challenging at times and more costly to secure and ship. To resolve these challenges, 11 new small cutaways buses were received in June 2025. An additional 7 rear engine replacements have been ordered and are expected in FY26, which we anticipate will have an immediate cost improvement and reliability in this area.

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