Butler Area Rural Transit FY Current Financial Position Current Operations Service Statistics/Trends Funding Statistics/Trends Other Information/Assumptions Capital Status Review 1
Current Financial Position: Reserves/Retained Earnings SourceBalance Lottery$0 MATP$0 MH/MR$0 Area Agency on Aging$0 Other State $$0 Other Local $$0 2
Current Financial Position: Level of Short-Term Debt/Loans—Identify each line of credit (excludes long-term bond financing) Name of Financial Institution Amount of Available Credit Interest Rate Current Credit in Use County of Butler0%$64,444 3
Current Financial Position: Accounts Payable – Past due 90 days and over Accounts Receivable – Past due 90 days and over VendorAmount Past DueEstimated Pay Date None Program/AgencyAmount Past Due Date Requisitioned Estimated Pay Date None 4
Current Operations: Staffing Level Contract Provisions Non Union Healthcare N/A Pension N/A Fuel Fares Other major factors producing cost increases above inflation Cost Savings Initiatives 5
Staffing Level/Org Chart Provide a current organization chart with vacant and new positions. Include a justification for new planned positions. Community Action Transportation Director Operations MgrCall Center SupervisorProgram Asst. Scheduler Call Center Staff Dispatcher Drivers 6
Labor Provisions Term of current union contract _N/A_____ to __________ DriversCurrent Starting wage$7.51/hour$7.51 Top wage$10.07/hour$10.37 Average wage$7.65/hour$7.88 Wage increase3% proposed Job ClassificationNumber- Full TimeNumber-Part Time Drivers131 Mechanics00 Dispatchers1 dispatcher/1 scheduler Clerical.5 FTE (as needed) Other Positions (Identify)1 Operations Mgr 1 Program Assistant 7
Important Labor Provisions Use of part-time employees 31 part time drivers Clerical staff as needed Number/percent of “split shift” drivers None Overtime Average hours total per week overall. Outsourcing N/A Other Non Union operation. 8
Healthcare Not Applicable Describe any proposed changes and the estimated financial impacts. UnionNon-Union Basic Coverage Current FY Employee Contributions Current FY Co-Payment Current FY
Pension Not Applicable UnionNon-Union Employee Contributions Current FY Minimum Age to Qualify for Retirement Current FY Minimum Number of Years to Qualify for Retirement Current FY Minimum Number of Years to be Vested Current FY
Pension: Not Applicable Describe any proposed changes and the estimated financial impacts. Provide a status of the degree to which the pension funding is funded. If not fully funded please provide your strategy to fully fund pension. 11
Fuel: Current Cost per Gallon$3.21 Average Contract rate or market rate?Contract Terms of contract (if applicable) Use of fuel cards through county government (tax forgiveness) Projected Cost per Gallon and Basis for Projection Contract rate or market rate? $3.50 Average Terms of contract (if applicable)Contract Use of fuel cards through county government (tax forgiveness) 12
Shared Ride Fares: Date of Last Fare Increase November 2010 In-County December 1997 Out-of-County Current Average fare $11.20 Sponsorship arrangements Sponsors pay 15% co-pay Planned Changes Mileage base fare rather than zone based. Date of planned increase July 2012 Estimated average fare No estimate at this time Sponsorship arrangements Sponsors pay 15% co-pay Describe Fare Policy Shared Ride 85%, third-party sponsor or client 15%, other funding sources 100% 13
Other Major Factors Producing Cost Increases Beyond Inflation: FactorsCurrent Amount Projected Future Amount Explanation Gasoline$220,000$250,000Increase gas costs, increased trips Vehicle Maintenance$114,389$115,000Aging fleet, increased trip use 14
Cost Savings Initiatives: InitiativeCurrent Cost Planned Action and Implementation Date Projected Savings GPS Software$18,000Upon approval of 11/12 capital grant. Improve Driver TrainingOngoing Integration of MATP and Shared Ride Operations Ongoing County Gas CardsOngoing$36,000 15
Shared Ride Funding FY FY FY FY FY Operating Expense932,9531,039,4931,092,8501,133,4001,154,400 Passenger Revenue34,21338,78139,94441,14242,376 Lottery452,106468,170482,215496,681511,581 MATP122,143126,155129,939133,837137,852 Other279,181295,012303,860312,973322,360 Balance-45, , , , ,231 16
Shared Ride Statistics/Trends 17 Shared-RideFY FY FY FY FY Total Veh. Miles190,348196,058201,939207,997214,236 Cost per Mile Total Veh. Hours13,40213,80514,21914,64515,084 Cost per Hour Total Pass. Trips71,65073,53075,73578,00780,347 Cost per Trip Rev. per Trip Trips per Hour19
Other Information/Assumptions: Transportation subcontractor, ANR – diversifying fleet with MV1 vehicles. CNG Conversion and vehicle purchase. Exploration of centralized hubs – Cranberry Twp hub Looking at additional one in northern county. Exploring partnerships for shared pool of vehicles (non-shared ride) and drivers. Bus wrap advertising. 18
Capital Status Review 16 vehicles in Shared Ride Fleet Over half our vehicles have met useful life Looking to add more raised roof and mini vans to fleet rather than the Looking to purchase CNG vehicles or convert newer vehicles in fleet if local (Butler Transit Authority) filling station project approved. 19