HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-234 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-234
A RESOLUTION CERTFYING THE BUDGETED AND
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR ST. LUCIE
COUNTY'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ARE
NOT GREATER THAN TWENTY PERCENT ABOVE THE
ANNUAL FLORIDA STATE AVERAGE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR TIER 2 AGENCIES AND
AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR TO EXECUTE ANY
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE
THE DOCUMENTS BY APPROVING IT AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has
made the following determinations:
1. St. Lucie County BOCC operates the public transportation system known as
Area Regional Transit.
2. Area Regional Transit is a Tier 2 provider which operates fewer than one
hundred vehicles in revenue service during peak regular service across all fixed route
modes as defined in 49 C.F.R. part 625.
3. The Florida Department of Transportation reported that the general
administrative costs statewide average for Tier 2 providers for Fiscal Year 2024 were 20.25
percent of the total operating costs.
4. Area Regional Transit's general administrative costs provided in the National
Transit Database reporting for Fiscal Year 2024 were 15.24 percent of the total operating
costs.
5. Pursuant to section 341 .071 , Florida Statutes, each public transit provider
must certify that its budgeted and general administrative costs are not greater than twenty
percent (20%) above the annual state average of administrative costs for its respective tier.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. The Board hereby certifies that the budgeted and administrative costs for St.
Lucie County's Public Transportation System, known as Area Regional Transit, are not more
than twenty percent above the annual Florida state average for Tier 2 Agencies.
2. The Board hereby authorizes the Chair to execute any documents necessary
and further authorizes the County Attorney to execute any documents by approving it as to
form and correctness.
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After motion and second, the vote on the resolution was as follows:
Chair Jamie Fowler AYE
Vice-Chair Larry Leet AYE
Commissioner James Clasby AYE
Commissioner Erin Lowry AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9th day of December 2025.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUN , FLORIDA
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