METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD AGENDA RULES
(ALSO APPLIES TO BOARD COMMITTEES)
PUBLIC INPUT
A member of the public may address the Board on agenda items, before or during the Board or
Committee’s consideration of the item for one (1) minute per item, or at the discretion of the Chair.
request to address the Board must be submitted electronically using the tablets available in the Board
Room lobby. Individuals requesting to speak will be allowed to speak for a total of three (3) minutes
per meeting on agenda items in one minute increments per item. For individuals requiring translation
service, time allowed will be doubled. The Board shall reserve the right to limit redundant or repetitive
comment.
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The public may also address the Board on non-agenda items within the subject matter jurisdiction of
the Board during the general public comment period, which will be held at the beginning and /or end of
each meeting. Each person will be allowed to speak for one (1) minute during this General Public
Comment period or at the discretion of the Chair. Speakers will be called according to the order in
which their requests are submitted. Elected officials, not their staff or deputies, may be called out of
order and prior to the Board’s consideration of the relevant item.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in accordance with the Brown Act, this agenda does not provide an
opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on any Consent Calendar agenda item
that has already been considered by a Committee, composed exclusively of members of the Board, at
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public meeting wherein all interested members of the public were afforded the opportunity to
address the Committee on the item, before or during the Committee’s consideration of the item, and
which has not been substantially changed since the Committee heard the item.
In accordance with State Law (Brown Act), all matters to be acted on by the MTA Board must be
posted at least 72 hours prior to the Board meeting. In case of emergency, or when a subject matter
arises subsequent to the posting of the agenda, upon making certain findings, the Board may act on
an item that is not on the posted agenda.
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTIONS - Although staff will do their due diligence to restore service, if joining
the meeting virtually, please be aware that the Committee or Board may continue its meeting not
withstanding a technical disruption that prevents members of the public from attending or observing
the meeting via the two-way telephonic service or two-way audio visual platform.
CONDUCT IN THE BOARD ROOM
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The following rules pertain to conduct at Metropolitan
Transportation Authority meetings:
REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD ROOM - The Chair shall order removed from the Board Room any
person who commits the following acts with respect to any meeting of the MTA Board:
a. Disorderly behavior toward the Board or any member of the staff thereof, tending to interrupt the
due
and orderly course of said meeting.
b. A breach of the peace, boisterous conduct or violent disturbance, tending to interrupt the due and
orderly course of said meeting.
c. Disobedience of any lawful order of the Chair, which shall include an order to be seated or to
refrain from addressing the Board; and
d. Any other unlawful interference with the due and orderly course of said meeting.
INFORMATION RELATING TO AGENDAS AND ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Agendas for the Regular MTA Board meetings are prepared by the Board Clerk and are available prior
to the meeting in the MTA Records Management Department and on the Internet. Every meeting of
