Section 22-29 Transportation fares.
Prior to the adoption of Ord. 20076 on 10/06/2008, Section 22-29 read as follows.
(a) The following fares shall be in effect on all fixed route buses operated
by the division of
transportation:
(1) Regular fares
Per ride . . . . $ 0.50
Monthly pass . . . . 20.00
Twenty-five (25) tickets, tokens
or equivalent . . . . 10.00
(2) Handicapped, elderly, Medicare
or Medicaid
recipients
,
and junior fares
and persons
with a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) card, a current food stamp card, or individuals who
can validate that they are persons with annual incomes equal to or below one hundred eighty-five
percent (185%) of the Federal poverty level
Per ride . . . . $ 0.25
Monthly pass . . . . 10.00
Twenty-five (25) tickets, tokens
or equivalent . . . . 5.00
(3) School pass for students age 5 or over in kindergarten
or grades 1--12,
Per week . . . . $ 2.50
Per month . . . . 10.00
Per regular semester . . . .
45.00
Per summer semester . . . .
30.00
(4) Students of any university, college or trade school
in the City of Columbia, Missouri,
with the showing of a valid student identification card
Per week . . . . $ 2.50
Per month . . . . 10.00
Per regular semester . . . .
45.00
Per summer semester . . . .
30.00
(b) The following fares shall be in effect on all vehicles used to provide
paratransit service
operated by the division of transportation:
(1) Certified ADA eligible persons or companion, per
ride . . . . 1.00
(2) Registered personal care attendant accompanying a
certified ADA eligible person . . . .
Free
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions are established:
ADA eligible: Any person exhibiting a valid ADA eligibility card and
is certified as eligible
for the specific paratransit service requested.
Elderly: Any person age sixty-five (65) or over who exhibits a pass showing
proof of age,
Medicaid or other ID.
Fixed route buses: Any vehicle operated on the routes published in the
schedules for the
Columbia Area Transit System.
Handicapped: Any person certified as handicapped by reason of illness,
injury, age, congenital
malfunction or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability.
Junior: A child age five (5) through eleven (11) years inclusive.
Medicare recipient: Any person, regardless of age, who is a medicare
recipient and exhibits a
valid medicare card.
Regular semester: The period from January 1 to May 15 or from August
15 to December 31.
Summer semester: The period from May 16 to August 14.
(Ord. No. 11185, § 1, 9-2-86; Ord. No. 11377, § 1, 2-16-87; Ord. No. 13577, § 1, 1-19-93;
Ord.
No. 13747, § 1, 7-19-93; Ord. No. 13982, § 1, 3-7-94)