175.01 Established.
175.02 Purpose.
175.03 Official title.
175.04 Location of main office.
175.05 Board of Trustees; appointments.
175.06 Board officers, compensation.
175.07 Finance; apportionment of revenue.
175.08 Use of tax revenue.
175.09 Transportation route approval.
175.10 Termination of authority.
CROSS REFERENCE
Regional transit authority; powers, procedure, regulations - see
Ohio R. C. 306.30 et seq.
(a) The Cities of Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro, and Aurora; the Townships of Franklin and Ravenna; the Village of Brady Lake, and County of Portage hereby join in creating a regional transportation authority pursuant to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 306.30 et seq. of the Ohio Revised Code, whose boundaries shall be coextensive with the territorial boundaries of Portae County. (Ord. 2006-124. Passed 11-01-06.)
(a) The Board of Trustees of the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (the Board) shall be composed of fifteen (15) members, and appointed as follows:
Three (3) by the Portage County Board of Commissioners
Three (3) by the City of Kent;
Two (2) by the Mayor of the City of Ravenna;
Two (2) by the Mayor of the City of Aurora;
Two (2) by the Mayor of the City of Streetsboro;
One (1) by the Board of the Township Trustees of Franklin Township;
One (1) by the Board of the Township Trustees of Ravenna Township; and
One (1) by the Mayor of the Village of Brady Lake.
(b) Each appointment of Board members, except as provided above and except for appointments to fill a vacancy, shall be for a three-year term ending on June 30. Any vacancy in a Board position caused by resignation, death, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment by the appointing authority of the Board position for the remainder of the unexpired term. Board members shall be eligible for reappointment.
(c) Each Board Member shall be a qualified elector of the political subdivision from which he or she is appointed for a period of at least three years next preceding his or her appointment; and shall remain a qualified elector of that political subdivision during the term as a Board Member. No individual shall be appointed to or continue serving on the Board who has a contractual interest in any transportation franchise granted by a member of the Authority. Any appointed trustee shall be eligible for reappointment. Before entering upon official duties, each member of the Board shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that the individual will honestly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties of office and will not be personally interested directly or indirectly in any contract let by the Authority.
(Ord. 2006-124. Passed 11-01-06.)
(a) After each member of the Board has taken the oath as prescribed by the previous section, the Board shall meet and organize by electing one of its members as president and another as vice-president who shall hold their respective offices until the next annual meeting of the Board as provided in its bylaws. At each annual meeting thereafter, the Board shall elect from its membership a president and a vice-president who shall serve a term of one year. The Board shall also appoint and fix the compensation of a Secretary-Treasurer who shall be the fiscal officer of the Authority and who (I) shall not be a member of the Board and (ii) shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
(b) Board Members shall not be compensated for any Board or committee meeting they attend or other Board activity. Board members shall, however, be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their Board duties.
(Ord. 2006-124. Passed 11-01-06.)
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