Transportation
BY COLBY FARR
DCTA’s FY 2024-25 operating budget includes new positions
The Denton County Transportation Authority’s fiscal year 2024-25 budget was approved in August with an increase in operating expenses compared to last year’s budget. The gist The board of directors approved the budget at an Aug. 22 meeting. It took effect Oct. 1 with $51.9 million budgeted for expenses and $64.2 million projected in revenue. The board also approved $24.9 million for capital improvement projects and major maintenance. Budgeted expenses include $12.4 million for bus operations, a 6.1% increase over the FY 2023- 24 budget, and $16.3 million for rail operations, about a 1.6% decrease from the previous fiscal year. The agency’s budget for mobility services such as GoZone and Collin County Rides was set at $13.3 million, about a 1.2% decrease from the previous year.
What else? The budget also plans for five new positions, bringing its total funded positions to 142 after the agency absorbed employees from the North Texas Mobility Corporation earlier this summer. The new positions include: • Service design and performance manager • Project controls specialist • Human resources manager • Two bus operations supervisor On the other hand, two vacant marketing positions will be eliminated, according to a staff presentation. Also of note About $24.9 million has been budgeted for capi- tal improvement and maintenance projects across the DCTA’s transit system. About $3.6 million will be transferred to the DCTA’s capital reserve fund.
Budget breakdown
Revenue
Expenses
$64.2M
$51.9M
Expenses breakdown
$16.3M Rail operations
$13.3M Mobility services (GoZone, Lyft, Collin County Rides)
$12.4M Bus operations $9.8M General and administrative expenses
SOURCE: DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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