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 ...
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