Metro - File #: 2026-0550

• File #: 2026-0550
• Type: Plan
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/17/2026
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 7/23/2026
• Title: APPROVE the 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, City Selection Committee - 4 seats, Governor - 1 non-voting seat) with either elected officials or qualified public members, including special interest stakeholders, transit system users/riders, or subject matter experts; and B. ADOPT the framework for 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 (Attachment A).
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Appointment, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Council Of Governments, East Los Angeles, Governance, Long Beach, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Plan, Pomona, Public Transit System, Ridership, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Clarita, South Bay Cities subregion, Surveys, Transfer on 2nd Boarding, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2026-0476

Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JULY 23, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO BOARD MEMBER COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT STRUCTURE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the 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, City Selection Committee - 4 seats, Governor - 1 non-voting seat) with either elected officials or qualified public members, including special interest stakeholders, transit system users/riders, or subject matter experts; and

B. ADOPT the framework for 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 (Attachment A).

Issue
ISSUE

For over the past decade, Metro's State Legislative Platform has memorialized the position of the agency, that any decisions regarding Metro governance should be driven at the local level, and that legislation not sponsored by Metro that seeks to restructure the Metro Board of Directors should be opposed.

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.

A key policy question before the Committee is whether to modify the Metro Board composition following these changes to County governance. Following peer benchmarking, community outreach and engagement efforts, and recent Committee deliberations, five alternatives have been developed, proposing new changes to the Board's composition for the Board's consideration.

Background
BACKGROUND

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