Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-1

TRP 1

MBTA Board

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section _ the following  sections:-

SECTION _. Section 3 of chapter 161A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words "board of directors of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation established in chapter 6C" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of directors established in section 7.

Moves to further amend by inserting after section _ the following new section:-

SECTION _. Said chapter 161A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out section 7 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 7. (a) The authority shall be governed and its corporate powers exercised by a board of directors, consisting of 7 members, including the secretary of transportation who shall serve ex officio. The governor shall appoint 5 additional members including at least 1 member with experience in safety, 1 member with experience in transportation operations, 1 member with experience in public or private finance and 1 member who is a rider as defined in section 1. 1 member shall be appointed by the advisory board established pursuant to section 7A. At least 2 members shall also be members of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation established pursuant to section 2

of chapter 6C.

(b) The term of each member, except for the secretary, shall be 4 years. 3 of the members, not including the secretary of transportation, shall serve for terms that are coterminous with the governor. A member shall be eligible for reappointment provided that a member shall not serve more than 2 terms. A member appointed to fill a vacancy in the board shall serve only for the unexpired term of the former member, but may be appointed to serve two full terms in addition to such part of a full term.

(c) Not more than 4 of the members shall be enrolled in the same political party. The governor shall designate 1 member to serve as chair and the board shall elect 1 member to serve as vice-chair.

(d) 4 members of the board shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of members present at a duly called meeting, if a quorum is present, shall be necessary for any action taken by the board. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if all of the members consent in writing to such action and such written consent is filed with the records of the minutes of the board. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as a vote at a meeting. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority.

(e) The board shall be afforded all powers, responsibilities and obligations set forth pursuant to this chapter. The board may delegate any powers, responsibilities and obligations specifically afforded to it to the general manager unless otherwise prohibited by this section. The board shall adopt a written policy providing for the delegation of any of its powers and duties.

(f) The board shall establish subcommittees, which shall include at the minimum a subcommittee on (i) safety and (ii) audit and finance. Each member shall participate on 2 subcommittees of the board.

(g) The members of the board, with the exception of the secretary, shall serve without compensation, but each member may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses reasonably incurred by the member in the discharge of the member's official duties; provided, however, that reimbursement shall not exceed $6,000 annually per member.