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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: November 5, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Okaloosa County Transit Task Orders for General Revenue
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: ALL
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Department of Growth Management requests the Board to
approve the attached task orders with Okaloosa County Transit (OCT) for reimbursement of
operating costs.
BACKGROUND: Task Order Nos. 54 and 55 states that the County will reimburse OCT for
operating costs for the operation of fixed route and paratransit service. The amounts approved
by the Board on September 16 2013 for the FY14 budget were $25,000 to supplement paratransit
service and $290,775 to support fixed route transit service. Total operating costs for paratransit
and fixed route service for FY13 is estimated to be $2.5 million. The balance of operating
expenses will be supported by State and Federal sources.
RECOMMENDATION: The Department of Growth Management recommends that the
Board authorize the Chairman to sign the attached task orders for reimbursement of operating
costs for fixed route and paratransit service to OCT.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator