ROTA Administration


City of Riverbank LogoROTA is your Transit Authority for Riverbank and Oakdale.
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ROTA is operated under a contract with Storer Transit Systems of Modesto, California. Storer provides the dispatchers, bus operators and mechanics. ROTA support staff is provided by the City of Riverbank, Public Works Department, which oversee the administration, marketing, planning and financial aspects in conjunction with the City of Oakdale.

ROTA began planning a transit system on September 26, 1993, when the cities of Riverbank and Oakdale formed a Joint Powers Authority for the provisions of transportation service within and between the cities. ROTA started with seven (7) 10-passenger cutaway buses that used gasoline fuel.

Today, ROTA has six (6) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 13-passenger Dial-a-Ride,
1 - 14 passenger gasoline cutaway and two (2) dual fuel and one brand new CNG trolleys.
Riverbank and Oakdale are committed to Clean Air.

The ROTA Board is comprised of two members from each of the City Councils of Riverbank and Oakdale, as well as the City Managers from Riverbank and Oakdale. Please call 863-7155 for information on future ROTA Board Meetings.

You can click here to download the latest Board Meeting agenda.

The ROTA Board Members:

City of Riverbank, Vice Mayor Virginia Madueno

City of Oakdale, Mayor Pro Tem Katherine Morgan

City of Riverbank, Council Member Sandy Bentiez

City of Oakdale, Council Member Toni Hanson

ROTA Support Staff

City of Riverbank, City Manager Richard P. Holmer

City of Oakdale, City Manager Steve Hallam

ROTA Transit Coordinator, Donna Bridges

Administrative Assistant, Kathleen Cleek

Finance Director, Albert Avila

Executive Secretary, Nancy Lilly

Storer Transit Systems Project Manager, Rachel Fromm

To reach Storer Transit Systems in Riverbank, please call (209) 869-7444, or FAX to (209) 869-7448. Storer is located at 2808 Patterson Road, Riverbank.

Board Meetings of the Riverbank-Oakdale Transit Authority are held on the second Tuesday of every other month at 3:00 p.m. (February, April, June, August, October, December) in alternating locations between the cities of Riverbank and Oakdale.

The ROTA Board Agenda is available one week prior to the regular ROTA meeting by calling (209) 863-7155 or emailing: ROTA@riverbank.org

Employment Opportunities with ROTA

ROTA transit services are contracted services operated by Storer Transit Systems. People hired to work for ROTA transit services are not employees of the Riverbank-Oakdale Transit Authority, rather they are employed by the independent contractor, Storer Transit Systems.

Questions and/or communications regarding employment bulletins shown below should be directed to Storer Transit Systems.


Bus Operator

Storer Transit Systems provides bus operators to operate transit services for the Riverbank-Oakdale Transit Authority (ROTA). Our training program is ongoing with classes being held on a monthly basis. Our training course consists of both classroom and behind-the-wheel training.

 


For job opportunities, please call (209) 869-7444, and speak with Project Manager Rachel Fromm.