According to the current TAMC Bylaws (Attachment 1) subcommittees, whether standing or ad hoc, may be established, as the AGENCY may deem appropriate. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is a standing committee established by the AGENCY as follows:

A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) composed of one person representing each AGENCY member including ex-officio members, and transportation providers in Monterey County.  Additional members from organizations and jurisdictions not presently represented may be appointed by the AGENCY.  The Technical Advisory Committee shall advise the Agency Board on regional transportation improvement projects, transportation planning programs, and transportation funding programs.

The TAMC Bylaws include the following direction for all subcommittees, including the TAC:

• Bylaws for any standing committee may be developed and adopted, or amended, by a majority vote of the AGENCY.
  
  
• Except as otherwise provided herein, a majority of the voting members of each committee shall constitute a quorum for transaction of the business of the committee. For the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC); 5 members of the TAC, representing voting members of the Transportation Agency Board of Directors, constitute a quorum for transaction of the business of the committee.
  
  
• The Transportation Agency has designated the Monterey-Salinas Transit Mobility Advisory Committee as the Social Services Transportation Advisory Council for Monterey County pursuant to the Transportation Development Act. The Agency will consult with the Mobility Advisory Committee regarding the Agency’s annual unmet transit needs finding and the transportation needs of the elderly, persons with disabilities and other transit dependent groups. 

The TAC has its own bylaws that were approved by the TAMC Board in 1994 (see Attachment 2). The TAC bylaws include the following:

The purpose and duties of the TAC are as follows:

• Provide technical assistance, advice and recommendations to the TAMC to aid it in fulfilling its responsibilities for coordinated transportation planning process within Monterey County
• Review and provide input on transportation planning studies, including the Regional Transportation plan (RTP), the Congestion management Program (CMP), the Regional Transportation Improvement Program, and other special transportation studies.
• Provide technical assistance, advice and recommendations to TAMC consultants.

In terms of membership the TAC bylaws state that it "shall be composed of one person representing each TAMC member agency, including ex-officio members. Additional members from transportation providers in Monterey County and organizations not presently represented may be appointed by the TAMC to the TAC."

According to the TAMC bylaws, a quorum of the TAC members as described above present at the meeting is needed to pass or act upon any matter before the TAC. It is important to note that the weighted-vote applicable to the TAMC Board meetings is not applicable to the TAC meetings.