At the June 10, 2014 Commission meeting, the Board unanimously approved Ordinance 2014-20, modifying membership, voting, meeting, and sunset requirements for certain board including the Transit Advisory Committee (TAC). Section 1-504, Broward County Code of Ordinances, specifically outlines the composition and appointment of members. The TAC is now comprised of 11 members who will be appointed by the Board. Two members will be appointed using the at-large process.
Pursuant to the passage of Ordinance 2014-20, a categorical draw is necessary and this item authorizes the draw for the following voting members:
- Broward Workshop representative;
- Minority Development & Empowerment representative;
- CareerSource Broward representative;
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) representative;
- Area Agency on Aging representative;
- Hispanic Unity representative;
- Broward League of Cities representative;
- Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance representative; and
- Transit User.
Each Commissioner will draw one "position" out of an envelope containing slips of paper that will indicate a category referenced above. Each commissioner will write his or her name on the slip drawn to assign the position to the appropriate Commission District. Staff will thereafter announce the categorical selection publicly and the Board will vote to accept the categorical draw.
After the draw is concluded, staff will prepare and deliver a chart containing the final results of the categorical draw. Consistent with the Commission's policy, categories drawn by each Commissioner will be permanently assigned to the Commission District for future appointments until the Commission holds a new categorical draw for the TAC.
Once categories are selected, appointments to fill those positions will be handled in the same manner as other board appointments. Transit and OIAPS staff will be available to assist Commissioners in obtaining categorical representatives upon request. |