Transit Performance Measures

Florida Statute 341.071(4)(b) Annual Budget and Performance Measures Report for Sunshine Bus Company

Effective July 1, 2024, Ch. 2024-57, amends section 341.071, Florida Statutes, Transit productivity and performance measures; reports, by adding subsection (4). This new provision requires public transit providers to disc​lose certain information and documentation relating to its budgeted and general administrative costs.

Beginning November 1, 2024, and every year thereafter, public transit agencies are required to report certain transit productivity and performance measures pursuant to Section 341.071(4)(b) and (d), Florida Statutes. Public transit providers receiving Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) transit block grant funding are required to report the following:​

  1. To certify ​whether the transit agency’s administrative costs are above/below state average. ​​​
  2. To report on the line-item budget report of its budgeted and actual general administrative costs for the previous Fiscal Year.
  3. To report all salaried executive management-level employees’ total compensation packages.
  4. To report on the ridership performance and metrics based on the most recent closed-out National Transit Database (NTD) data.
  5. To list any gifts, as defined in s. 112.312, accepted in exchange for contracts.​​​

St Johns County Sunshine Bus Company certifies that its budgeted and general administrative costs of 18% are not greater than 20 percent above the annual state average of administrative costs for Tier II of 24.93%.  

Budget Items

Below are the required reports including budgeted and actual general administrative costs, and productivity and performance measures for FY 2024:

Budget Line Items (FY 2024)

Budget Line ItemBudgetActual
Driver Salaries2,805,0933,095,744
Admin Salaries628,486557,500
Utilities56,14955,000
Insurances1,192,0361,236,046
Payroll Service7,9077,779
Supplies45,46648,723
Recruit/Training17,32325,400
Travel3,9821,352
10% Indirect608,247609,380
Preventive Maintenance255,812353,642
Total5,620,5015,990,566
Summary of budgeted and actual expenses for fiscal year 2024, organized by line item.

Performance Measures

The Executive Salary total compensation package is $72,306, with no gifts accepted. Performance Measures as reported to the National Transit Database for FY 2024:

Fixed Route Motor Bus (MB) General Metrics

Fixed Route Motor Bus (MB) – General Metrics

Metric20222023
Passenger Trips127,131103,290
Revenue Miles659,686663,827
Total Operating Costs$1,810,192$1,784,704
Operating Revenue$46,509$56,698
Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service99
Base Fare$2.00$2.00
Key operational metrics for the Fixed Route Motor Bus (MB) service in 2022 and 2023, including passenger trips, revenue miles, operating costs, and revenue.

Effectiveness Measures

Metric20222023
Days/Hours Service is Available5:00 AM – 8:30 PM Monday-Saturday*5:00 AM – 8:30 PM Monday-Saturday*
Service availability for the Fixed Route Motor Bus (MB) in 2022 and 2023, indicating days and hours of operation.

Efficiency Measures

Metric20222023
Operating Expense per Passenger Trip$14.24$17.28
Operating Expense per Revenue Mile$2.74$2.69
Efficiency metrics for the Fixed Route Motor Bus (MB) in 2022 and 2023, including operating expense per passenger trip and per revenue mile.

Demand Response (DR) General Metrics

Metric20222023
Passenger Trips38,87442,257
Revenue Miles281,169285,117
Total Operating Costs$1,568,191$1,700,910
Operating Revenue$113,485$100,919
Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service2020
Base FareVariesVaries
Key operational metrics for the Demand Response (DR) service in 2022 and 2023, including passenger trips, revenue miles, operating costs, and revenue.

Effectiveness Measures

Metric20222023
Days/Hours Service is Available6:00 AM – 6:00 PM Monday-Saturday6:00 AM – 6:00 PM Monday-Saturday
Service availability for the Demand Response (DR) in 2022 and 2023, indicating days and hours of operation.

Efficiency Measures

Metric20222023
Operating Expense per Passenger Trip$40.34$40.25
Operating Expense per Revenue Mile$5.58$5.97
Efficiency metrics for the Demand Response (DR) in 2022 and 2023, including operating expense per passenger trip and per revenue mile.