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Agenda Item 4.


TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY *Memorandum*

To:	Board of Directors
From:	Rita Goel, Director of Finance & Administration
Meeting Date:	January 23, 2019
Subject:	Election of 2019 Officers

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Election of Officers

RECEIVE report from Nominating Committee and ELECT Chair, 1st Vice Chair and 2nd Vice Chair of the Board, for the term beginning upon their election through the next election of officers at the beginning of the January 22, 2020 Board meeting; and
RECEIVE report from Nominating Committee and ELECT members of the Executive Committee for the term beginning upon their election through the next election of officers at the beginning of the January 22, 2020 Board meeting.

SUMMARY:
Agency bylaws require the election of officers at the beginning of the Agency’s January meeting. The Nominating Committee, Board members Chavez and Salinas, conferred and is recommending advancing the officers to the next level, and filling the County and city representative vacancies with Supervisor Mary Adams, and Mayor Mike LeBarre, respectively.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.

DISCUSSION:

At its December 5, 2018 meeting, the Board appointed Council member Chavez and Supervisor Salinas to the Nominating Committee.

Current members of the Executive Committee are: Chair, John Phillips (County, District 2); 1st Vice Chair, Robert Huitt (Pacific Grove); 2nd Vice Chair, Luis Alejo (County, District 1; Past Chair, Alejandro Chave (Soledad); County representative, Simon Salinas (County, District 3); and City representative, Ed Smith (Monterey).

After considering geographic balance, city vs. county representation, time since last serving on the committee, and interest in serving, the nominating committee is recommending the following officers and Executive Committee members:

• Robert Huitt, Chair
• Luis Alejo, 1st Vice Chair
• Ed Smith, 2nd Vice Chair
• John Phillips, Past Chair
• Mary Adams, County Representative
• Mike LeBarre, City Representative

There will also be an opportunity for nominations from the floor.

Staff recommends that the Board to elect the officers and members of the Executive Committee for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County for 2019.