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Coborrus County Transit System
<br />Policy Assessment Conclusions
<br />Finol Report — September 2015
<br />The policies that were provided to the consultant are of two specific types: 1) policies that
<br />are published to be in compliance with Government Acts, like the Title VI policy and 2)
<br />local policies that explain the rules for using transit services, like the No Show Policy.
<br />CCTS adopts the government policies to stay in compliance with FTA regulations in order
<br />to secure the highest level of funding. CCTS adopts local policies to make the business run
<br />more smoothly.
<br />In order to be effective, the policies must be made understandable to the transit users.
<br />There are many advocate agencies that can help craft messages that are fully compliant yet
<br />simple and useful to their intended purpose. The TAB has the power to set and change
<br />transit policies. As noted in the narrative, some of the existing policies (e.g., Van Lending
<br />policies) need to be refined. Other policies, like the out -of- county for medical trips only,
<br />may be preventing legitimate trip- making that could help increase some of the ridership
<br />statistics, e.g., allowing a work trip to the hospital when a van is already booked to travel
<br />there for a medical trip. Even the time lost in recording denials could be minimized if
<br />advertising the policy could prevent such incidents.
<br />6.5 BUDGETING AND SPENDING
<br />This section examines current CCTS finances, budgeting processes, sources of funding, and
<br />fare policy, and draws conclusions regarding needed budgeting and spending modifications.
<br />CCTS Annual Budgeting and Spending
<br />CCTS presents a budget to the County Commissioners during the annual County budget
<br />cycle in May of each year. Table 12 shows the Human Service Transportation revenues and
<br />expenditures contained in recent and current county budgets.
<br />Table 12: Year -to -Date Budget Report, Cabarrus Co. Transportation - 3/15/15
<br />[BALANCE
<br />INTGOVT - GRTS -
<br />$324,629
<br />$293,345
<br />014
<br />$293,345
<br />Revised
<br />2015
<br />...
<br />$139,932
<br />INTGOVT - GRTS -
<br />$708,014
<br />$7SS,76S
<br />$7SS,76S
<br />$714,698
<br />SALES & SERVICES
<br />$1,450,290
<br />$986,750
<br />$986,750
<br />$987,850
<br />MISCELLANEOUS
<br />$2S
<br />$100
<br />$100
<br />OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
<br />$3,530
<br />$3,530
<br />Total revenue
<br />$2,482,958
<br />$2,035,960
<br />$2,039,490
<br />$1,842,480
<br />EXPENDITURES
<br />PERSONNEL SERVICES
<br />$1,322,OSO
<br />$1,403,236
<br />$1,403,236
<br />$1,311,316
<br />OPERATIONS
<br />$1,120,434
<br />$1,172,488
<br />$1,176,833
<br />$4,345
<br />$701,657
<br />CAPITAL OUTLAY
<br />$298,681
<br />$206,980
<br />$210,510
<br />$3,530
<br />$228,400
<br />Total expense
<br />$2,741,165
<br />$2,782,704
<br />$2,790,579
<br />$7,875
<br />$2,241,373
<br />Shortfall (revenue — expense)
<br />$258,207
<br />$746,744
<br />$751,089
<br />$398,893
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