DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Leticia M. Vacek (OCC)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Appointments to the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Trustees
SUMMARY:
This item will appoint five members to the VIA Metropolitan Transition Authority Board of Trustees and will also set the terms of office for these appointees.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
VIA manages and operates the Metropolitan Transit Authority within Bexar County, Texas. VIA is governed by a Board of Trustees with eleven appointees, five of which are appointed by the San Antonio City Council. Board members are appointed to staggered two-year terms and may serve up to four terms. There are currently four seats available for members whose terms have expired. One additional seat is vacant due to the resignation of Carl A. Morgan.
Three seats are for the remainder of unexpired terms of office to expire December 31, 2018. Two seats are for the remainder of unexpired terms of office to expire December 31, 2019.
On March 21, 2018, the Governance City Council Committee reviewed the applications and selected thirteen applicants for interviews. Those interviews were conducted at the April 4, 2018 meeting of the Governance Committee.
The Committee recommends the following five applicants to fill the available slots for the respective terms of office.
|
Appointee |
Term of Office |
|
Amanda Merck |
December 31, 2018 |
|
Ezra Johnson |
December 31, 2018 |
|
Brian Dillard |
December 31, 2018 |
|
Patricia Y. Rodriguez |
December 31, 2019 |
|
Robert Comeaux |
December 31, 2019 |
ISSUE:
Board appointments require full City Council approval.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Committee may reject all applicants and restart the application process; however, this will leave the VIA Board of Trustees without full representation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
In order to proceed with the direction of the City Council, the Office of the City Clerk recommends approval of the Board Appointments.