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River Valley Transit Authority
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
MREC, Third Floor Trade and Transit Center II
Williamsport, PA 17701
The Board of Directors of River Valley Transit Authority held its regular meeting on March 18, 2025. Mr. Noah Bower, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. ROLL CALL
Board Members Present: Noah Bower, Chuck Crews, Feif Gallagher, Nikolas Kadenas, Max Moore Sean Summers (Solicitor)
Administration Present: Todd Wright, Chris Smith, Sam Polys, Cameron Serafini, Stacie Elliftawi, Brenda Davis-Williams, Sal Vitko
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No executive session was held.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Gallagher made a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Moore seconded the motion. The motion carried.
IV. FINANCIAL BUSINESS
A. April Financial Update
Ms. Williams presented the April 2025 financial report. Total expenditures through the end of April 2025 total $8,493,000, 77% of the budgeted amount. Salaries expended total 80% of the budgeted amount or $3,715,000 through the end of April 2025. Interest expense year to date is $204,000 on the Line of Credit (LOC). As of 4/30/25, the cash status report indicates $399,000 available in various bank accounts and the lines of credit had a total of $2,167,000 available for drawdown. As of mid-May, the old LOC of $2,200,000 was in use and the new LOC of $2,100,000 was available for use. Total interest expense for the month of April was $12,000 which is less than previous months due to paying down the LOC. Checks issued since the last report (4.10.25 to 5.09.25) reflect total payments issued of $539,532 during the period. The check run consisted of significant payments, to Geisinger $159,398, SAFTI $ 30,296 (Worker’s Comp,) Government Finance Solutions $26,428, Mirabito $51,501 ($18,666 + $32,835) and Petroleum Traders $49,541 ($32642 + $18666). We received payments in April from EMTA in the amount of $56,889, Little League in the amount of $85,450 and The City of Williamsport in the amount of $323,939 for the local share. The auditors have begun their field work for FYE 23-24. The FYE 22-23 audit was submitted to the federal audit clearinghouse on April 25, 2025.
Mr. Crews made a motion to accept the April financial report. Mr. Gallagher seconded the motion. The motion carried.
B. FY 24 RKL Engagement Letter
Mr. Wright presented RKL’s audit letter for RVTA for the 2024 fiscal year. Mr. Moore made a motion to accept the letter. Mr. Kadenas seconded the motion. The motion carried.
C. FY 26 Operating Budget
Mr. Wright presented RVTA’s 2025-26 operating budget. The draft was completed and filed on the PennTD website. Ms. Gallagher made a motion to accept the draft. Mr. Kadenas seconded the motion. The motion carried.
V. MANAGER’S REPORT
A.April Ridership / Operations Report
Mr. Wright presented the April ridership, operations, and maintenance reports. RVTA carried 68,402 passengers during April, of those passengers, 11,318 were senior citizen riders. Token Transit ridership totaled 12,755 users.
Mr. Wright noted that May 8th was Rider Appreciation Day for transit. RVTA had two representatives at Harrisburg for the PPTA Rally Day in Harrisburg for public transit.
VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A.Committee Updates
Mr. Kadenas was nominated for the vice chair of the operations committee. Mr. Bower made a motion to accept. Ms. Gallagher seconded the motion.
B.TTC I HRU Replacement – A&E Proposal
Mr. Wright presented KCI’s proposal for the HRU replacement. Ms. Elliftawi stated that LDG is local while KCI would be traveling from Mechanicsburg. She stated a time and material scale would be needed for comparison. Mr. Bower said Mr. Wright and Ms. Elliftawi can review the contracts and ratify the contracts as needed.
C. County MPO
Mr. Vitko gave a brief overview of the Lycoming County Metropolitan Planning Organization, which RVTA is part of.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
Ms. Gallagher asked if the board could have a new organization list. She also noted the board of directors should provide bios to distribute to all employees.
Mr. Bower noted the county agreed to add two additional members to RVTA’s board of directors.
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT
Ms. Gallagher asked if a calendar with RVTA events could be forwarded to all board members. She also asked about employee recognition and what is done for that.
Mr. Wright noted that RVTA will be having the ATU picnic at Knoebels in July. In August RVTA will be having an employee night at Cutters Cove.
IX. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Trade and Transit Centre II
X. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Crews made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Moore seconded the motion.
The meeting adjourned.