Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2017
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: CITIZENS' ADVISORY COUNCIL/BYLAWS REVISIONS
ACTION: APPROVE BYLAWS REVISIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE bylaws revisions for Metro's Citizens' Advisory Council (CAC).
Issue
ISSUE
Metro's Citizens' Advisory Council (CAC) has not revised their bylaws since June 2008. The CAC is currently proposing changes intended to improve efficiency and more accurately reflect how the group operates. The CAC is asking for the revisions and has approved the revisions at the December 2, 2016 meeting. Article VII of the By-Laws states that amendments to it "are subject to MTA Board approval".
Discussion
DISCUSSION
As part of the law establishing Metro (AB 152), the agency is required to establish a Citizens' Advisory Council whose "membership shall reflect a broad spectrum of interest and all geographic areas of the County." The CAC's role is to consult, obtain and collect public input on matters of interest and concern to the community and to communicate their recommendations on these issues to the Metro Board of Directors. The Board may also assign issues to the CAC for its review, comment and recommendation.
Each Metro Director can appoint up to four (4) members to the CAC and can add or remove members at any time as they choose. Existing CAC members who have been appointed by an outgoing Director and wish to continue serving are requested to seek reappointment from the new Director or another Director within 90 days of the start of the new Director's term on the Metro Board.
Community Relations serves as support staff to the Citizens' Advisory Council.
The CAC last updated their bylaws in June 2008. The changes currently proposed are intended to improve efficiency and more accurately reflect how the CAC operates. Some of the changes include:
* Language to reflect that that CAC Members may serve for as long as their appointing Directors want them to. This will...
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