Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) February 26, 2026
HIRTA Brd. Mtg. called to order at 9:00AM by Chair Heddens. Present: Heddens, Fitch, Longhorn, Chapman, Cupples, McCombs, Castillo, Ramsey, Collings, Schaeffer. Longhorn moved to approve agenda, 2nd Chapman; motion carried. Longhorn moved to open public hearing at 9:02AM, 2nd McCombs; motion carried: Public Hearing for HIRTA Facility Title VI Equity Analysis. Chapman moved to close public hearing at 9:03AM, 2nd Longhorn; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve Jan. 2026 minutes, 2nd McCombs; motion carried. Fitch moved to receive and file Dec. 2025 & Jan. 2026 financial reports, 2nd Longhorn; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve Amoco Loan Agreement with Iowa D.O.T. to cover the match on six (6) minivans with no interest repayment until January 1, 2027, 2nd Longhorn; motion carried. McCombs moved to approve Bus Contract #1168 for one (1) Ford Transit at a cost of $116, 806, 2nd Fitch; motion carried. Longhorn moved to approve Bus Contract #2032 for two (2) Ford Transit vehicles at a cost of $134,236, 2nd Fitch; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve Bus Contract #7548 Shortfall Funds for Contracts #1168 and #2032, 2nd Longhorn; motion carried. McCombs moved to approve the opening of a checking account for Heart of Transit, 2nd Fitch; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve moving invoice payments to ACH, 2nd Longhorn; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve the Waiting List Policy as required by Aging Resources, 2nd Longhorn; motion carried. Adjourned at 9:43AM.
DECEMBER 2025 Expenditures:
1 It Source 1,648.00
AF Ins. 3,304.40
Barney's Srvcs 103.70
Bluefin 139.50
Braintree Funding 577.51
Capture Mgmt Sol. 840.00
Casey's 15,714.55
Central Tire 23.00
CenturyLink 1,570.04
Cintas 42.00
Boone Airport 4,524.28
CTAA 1,800.00
Crystal Clear Water 55.50
Debbie Comito 900.00
Delta Dental 3,946.68
Downey Tire Srvc 52.02
Dutch Clean Auto Wash 12.92
Flex Investors 4,263.56
Flexlynqs 17,869.35
Freedom Tire 2,975.98
ICW Group 8,540.00
Indianola Municipal Utilities 88.00
IA Assoc. of RSVP 250.00
ISU Parking 1,810.17
ISU Sci. & Tech 13,016.72
Jan Becker 137.20
Jasper Co Treas. 500.00
KNIA 234.50
Krisi Kranz 104.08
Language Link 63.26
Linda Akwa 48.00
LISCO 153.00
McFarland Clinic 44.00
Mediacom 390.02
Merchant Srvc -3,929.28
MidAmerican Energy 379.35
Midwest OFC. Tech. 157.65
Moffitt's 20,923.55
Napa Auto Parts 83.85
Nelsen Appraisals 2,400.00
NEORide 7,012.50
Newton Classic Car Wash 52.96
Nick's Greenhouse 150.00
Pitney Bowes 495.97
QuickBooks 369.63
Rally Appraisals 4,000.00
Ruth Altman 82.88
Shred-It 73.82
Stanley's Srvc 1,427.71
The AlterNetWays Co. 3,500.00
The Standard 3,588.06
TMS 190.85
US Cellular 1,206.37
Unplugged Wireless 260.00
Vicki Lynn 50.00
Wellmark 21,200.62
WEX 335.00
Wild Water Car Wash 347.25
Windstream IA Comm. 150.43
TOTAL 150,251.11
JANUARY 2026 Expenditures:
1 It Source 565.00
AF Ins. 3,299.40
Ahlers & Cooney 204.00
Big Brand Tire 82.24
Casey's 16,530.17
Central Tire 69.00
CenturyLink 527.48
Cintas 54.36
Boone Airport 4,702.71
Crystal Clear Water 55.50
Debbie Comito 900.00
Delta Dental 1,973.34
Downey Tire 104.04
DSI Medical Srvcs. 47.00
Flex Investors 4,263.56
Flexlynqs 20,807.74
Freedom Tire 2,165.68
Heart of Transit -24,853.13
ICW Group -37,799.00
Indianola Municipal Utilities 88.00
IntelliCorp 69.60
ISU 3,000.00
ISU Parking 1,810.17
Jasper Co Treas. 500.00
LISCO 153.00
MCGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith 300.00
Mediacom 393.47
Merchant Srvc. -4,262.75
Midwest OFC. Tech. 157.65
Moffitt's 24,827.29
Napa Auto Parts 29.94
NaviLens Projects Corp 228.90
Nick's Greenhouse 150.00
QuickBooks 419.63
RAMP 3,154.91
The Standard 1,794.03
TMS 197.79
US Cellular 1,199.37
Wellmark 21,200.62
Wild Water Car Wash 106.50
Windstream IA Comm. 150.42
TOTAL 49,367.63
March 13 2026
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