\nHere are the notices about public transportation that was supposed to
\nbe done some time ago. I am trying to figure out how the county will
\ncompensate private providers for all this transportation.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Good question.
\nI can’t answer it, but maybe I can point at some related information
\nthat might help.<\/p>\n
\nShe was referring to two public notices in the VDT of that same day, \nIt looks like MIDS comes up for renewal about every two years, according to the agendas:<\/p>\n \nSection 5311 Rural Transportation Program Supplemental <\/DD> \nSection 5311 Rural Transportation Program Stimulus Contract<\/strong>, County <\/DD> \nAll those contracts and policies presumable are also public records, \nExhibit 8B<\/a> \nCommissioner Joyce Evans claims credit for getting the MIDS system working, \n-jsq<\/p>\n \nPS: Appended are the two notices,
\nExhibit 8B<\/a>,
\nwhich is about the MIDS service,
\n
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<\/a>
\nwhich is one of the ones in the list in
\nExhibit 8A<\/a>.
\nIf you call MIDS, a small van will pick you up and deliver you,
\nall for a flat fee, if I understand it correctly. It’s the closest
\nthing we have to a bus system around here.<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n23 June 2009<\/a><\/DT>
\n
\ne. Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program Supplemental Agreement<\/p>\n
\nAgreement<\/strong>, County Engineer, Mike Fletcher, presented the
\nagreement, explaining that the agreement was due to a realignment
\nin federal funding and would not result in any cost to the county.
\nVice Chairperson Evans made a motion to approve the agreement,
\nCommissioner Lee second. Motion carried.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n
\n27 October 2009<\/a><\/DT>
\n
\n6.e. Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program Stimulus Contract<\/p>\n
\nEngineer, Mike Fletcher, presented the contract. Commissioner Lee made
\na motion to approve the contract and accept stimulus funding in the
\namount of $68,600.00, at no cost to the county, Commissioner Evans
\nsecond. Motion carried.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n
\n
\n11 July 2011<\/a>,
\n12 July 2011<\/a>
\n<\/DT>
\n
\n7.a. Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program Operating Contracts
\n<\/DD>
\n
\n
\n10-11 October 2011<\/a>
\n<\/DT>
\n
\n8.b. Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program Capital Contract
\n<\/DD>
\n
\n
\n7 November 2011<\/a><\/DT>
\n
\n7.a. Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program Drug and Alcohol
\nTesting Policy
\n<\/DD>
\n<\/DL>
\nIt may have come up more times than that; that’s just what I found
\nwith a quick look through old agendas.
\nThere may be further information in the various minutes.
\nImagine what you could find if the county posted
\nits agendas and minutes on the web in HTML so they’d be easily searchable!
\nAt least they do post them in PDF, which is more than most local
\nappointed boards do.<\/p>\n
\nretrievable through open records requests. I would hope some
\nof the contracts would have the specifics on compensation you seek.<\/p>\n
\nsays you can ask for a public hearing if you want to
\nsay something to the Commission about it.<\/p>\n
\nso she probably knows everything there is to know about it.<\/p>\n
\nEXHIBIT 8A<\/a>
\nand
\nEXHIBIT 8B<\/a>
\nwhich I found on
\n
\nthe VDT’s online public notice search thing<\/a>,
\ncategory miscellaneous,
\nkeyword transportation.
\nThe county’s own web pages have a link for Public Notices<\/a>,
\nbut none of this kind of public notice is included there.<\/p>\n
\n