(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.)