Metro - File #: 2026-0476

• File #: 2026-0476
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Non-Calendar
• File created: 6/23/2026
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 7/23/2026
• Title: APPROVE staff recommendation on Metro's Board Member Composition and Appointment Structure to: A. ADOPT "Alternative A (Flexible Appointments)" that would enable each Appointing Authority to have the flexibility to fill their allocated seats (County of Los Angeles 5 seats, City of Los Angeles 4 seats, and City Selection Committee 4 seats) with either elected officials or qualified public members, including special interest stakeholders, transit system users/riders, or subject matter experts; B. AUTHORIZE the CEO to pursue State legislation to memorialize this change within the Public Utilities Code; and C. DIRECT the CEO to prepare recommended guidelines that could be used by the Appointing Authorities to support their appointment process under "Alternative A" so that all members, regardless of prior ridership experience, build firsthand familiarity with the customer experience once appointed.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Appointment, Bell, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Council Of Governments, East Los Angeles, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Governance, Guidelines, Informational Report, Labor, Labor agreements, Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments, Las Virgenes/Malibu subregion, Long Beach, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Partnerships, Pomona, Public Transit System, Ridership, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Subregion Council of Governments, South Los Angeles, Surveys, Transfer on 2nd Boarding, Transit buses, Weight, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2026-0550

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/29/2026	Ad Hoc Board Composition Committee

Meeting_Body
AD HOC BOARD COMPOSITION COMMITTEE
JUNE 29, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO BOARD MEMBER COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT STRUCTURE

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
APPROVE staff recommendation on Metro's Board Member Composition and Appointment Structure to:

A. ADOPT "Alternative A (Flexible Appointments)" that would enable each Appointing Authority to have the flexibility to fill their allocated seats (County of Los Angeles 5 seats, City of Los Angeles 4 seats, and City Selection Committee 4 seats) with either elected officials or qualified public members, including special interest stakeholders, transit system users/riders, or subject matter experts;

B. AUTHORIZE the CEO to pursue State legislation to memorialize this change within the Public Utilities Code; and

C. DIRECT the CEO to prepare recommended guidelines that could be used by the Appointing Authorities to support their appointment process under "Alternative A" so that all members, regardless of prior ridership experience, build firsthand familiarity with the customer experience once appointed.

Issue
ISSUE

The Ad Hoc Board Composition Committee (Committee) was established in February 2026 to evaluate Metro's governance framework, considering Measure G, which expands the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from five to nine members in 2032, elects a County Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2028, and introduces other County governance reforms. A key policy question before the Committee is whether to modify the Metro Board composition following these changes to County governance. Following peer benchmarking and the community outreach and engagement efforts, four alternatives were developed proposing new changes to the Board's composition for the Committee's consideration. Based on the Committee's deliberations at its May 2026 meeting, staff has prepared recommendations for review and consideration by the Committee with subsequent referral to the ...