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That is because Senior Center Manager Kris Shelton asked the council for just $1,500 for the bus service and said Jerome Senior Citizens Inc., would fund the other $1,000. Trans IV had asked the senior center for $2,500 to fund continued demand response service in Jerome. Previous funding ran out.
Shelton said Trans IV needs the funding to offset fuel costs.
"Seniors are struggling. This is one way we could help," she said of many older people that no longer drive.
City Councilmen Chris Barber and Robert Culver both called on their council colleagues to vote for the city to contribute the full $2,500.
One man seated in the gallery said, "Amen."
The council voted unanimously to fund the $2,500.
The College of Southern Idaho has sponsored Trans IV for 30 years. It provides both fixed route service between cities and demand response service for the elderly and others with special needs. Rides in Jerome range from free to $2, Shelton said.
In other business, the council rejected a bid process for garbage collection, meaning that PSI Environmental System's contract with the city will be reinstated after the Jan. 1, 2010 expiration date.
Culver and Councilman John Shine voted against a bidding process and Barber and Marj Schmidt voted for it. Mayor Charles Correll broke the tie with a no vote.
Shine cited Jerome having the lowest rate for garbage collection in the Magic Valley at $3.44 monthly and said he was concerned that the rate could go up if it went out to bid.
"I don't see how we could serve our community without going out to bid," Barber said.
PSI had proposed a recycling program, which the council shied away from earlier this month based on higher costs for residents and a poor market for recycled commodities. Several council members said it might be feasible in the future.
Barber cited the annual citizen survey as a good place to measure public support for recycling.
Also, before the council, new Fire Chief Mike Hatfield assumed his new post, after his wife, Kristi, following tradition, pinned her husband with a new badge.
The 34-year veteran firefighter filled the long-vacant position in Jerome in September, after retiring from the fire department in Cathedral City, Calif., where he was a division chief and fire marshal.
Cathedral City Fire Chief Bill Soqui made a 700-mile trip to Jerome. He placed the chief's hat on Hatfield and saluted him.
"I had the honor of knowing Mike for about 20 years and three years as division chief," Soqui said.
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