WYTRANS Conference 2011 Closing Session

Any expense reported must be related to your Transit Program – Expense must be reasonable, necessary and allowable Reasonable – the costs should not exceed what a prudent person would pay for a similar service or item. A determination should be made as to whether the cost is within the going market rate. Necessary – the expenditure is required to complete your transit project. Allowable – see the relevant OMB Circular for guidance – A-87 – State, Local and Indian Tribe Governments – A-122 – Non Profit Organizations – A-110 – Universities, Hospitals and Other Non-profits – Insurance Deductibles to be paid due to an accident have been determined to be unallowable due to our participation in the payment of your insurance premium. Deductibles should be paid out of your local funds.

Must report Farebox Revenue – Farebox revenues include fares paid by riders who are later reimbursed by a human service agency or other user-side subsidy arrangement. Farebox revenues do not include payments made directly to the transportation provider by human service agencies to purchase service. However, purchase of transit passes or other fare media for clients would be considered farebox revenue. A voluntary or mandatory fee that a college, university, or similar institution imposes on all its students for free or discounted transit service is not farebox revenue.

Current Budgets Application Process – Apply for the costs required to run the transit portion of your program – Include capital in your budget Might be cut from this budget – allows us to move to another program Not appropriate for buses Approved Budgets – Based on your current year expenditures

2011 Budgets Capital awarded that has not been spent – Must be spent prior to September 30, 2011 – Contact WYDOT prior to purchasing anything with our funding Various rules and regulations must be followed Report Local Match Sources at the end of the FY – WYDOT will provide the form for the report

Planning for the Future Update to coordinated plans over the course of the next two years – WYDOT and Mobility Managers can assist Goals for the Mobility Managers – WYDOT can assist with funding for outside consultation Transit Development Plans Long Range Planning

Planning continued… Remaining competitive in the current budget environment – More of a focus to competitive funding – Wyoming can not be competitive if we do not have the appropriate information

Livability