Resolution to Purchase Vehicles for Transportation Program and Amend the 2024 Budget

The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) offers transportation to Sauk County residents over age 60 and those over age 18 who are disabled.   The ADRC transportation program has grown to where rides are averaging 130 per week.  There is a need for more handicap accessible vans to transport clients to medical and dental appointments, as well as to the pharmacy and grocery store.

As Sauk County’s population ages, the population served by this service increases. Safe and dependable vehicles are needed to provide transportation. We are seeing an increase of wheelchair transportation needs – in 2021 we had 1,457 one-way rides using ADRC handicap accessible vehicles.  In 2022, we had 1,554 one-way rides and in 2023, the ride jumped dramatically to 2,391 one-way rides using ADRC handicap accessible vehicles.

The ADRC would like to purchase 2 new 2023 rear entry mini vans trading our 2020 transit van for one of the new vehicles. No additional levy funds will be used to purchase this van. The ADRC will receive $38,000 in trade for the transit van.   The Department of Transportation has granted permission to use money from the ADRC DOT Trust Fund to go toward the purchase of this van. 

They ADRC currently has $109,545.81 in its DOT Trust fund account. The Trust fund is to be used to purchase or maintain vehicles for the transportation. The State Department of Transportation does not allow the ADRC to have more than $80,000.00 in the fund at any one time; any funds over $80,000.00 must be returned to the state.  ADRC will use the DOT trust funds to purchase the vehicles, register, and add the ADRC logo to the vehicles. The anticipated cost will be $92,240.00.