(Nine (9) Members; 3-Year Terms. Board recreated with the adoption of ordinance #960051 (March 10, 1997). The duties of the Regional Transit System Advisory Board shall be to advise the City Commission on all matters relating to public transit development in the City of Gainesville and Alachua County including 1) to develop and analyze policies concerning the operation of the regional transit system; 2) to develop approaches for financing the regional transit system on a long-term basis; 3) to review ridership, routes, rates and other related matters; 4) to consider questions referred to it by the City Commission. All recommendations must include City Manager or designee comments. And, to review all matters relating to the Regional Transit System that must be approved by the City Commission. The issues will then be sent to the City Commission with the recommendations of both the board and City Manager or designee.

Membership shall be composed of: Six (6) CITY RESIDENTS appointed by the City Commission and three (3) Residents of Alachua County appointed by the County Commission from among the following individual groups: (1) Regular user of the transit system; (2) Senior Citizen; (3) Person with a disability; (4) University of Florida student nominated from a list of at least three names submitted by the University of Florida Student Senate; (5) Chamber of Commerce Representative; (6) Major employer in the local area; (7) Environmental community; (8) Neighborhood/homeowners associations; (9) Student oriented housing developments; (10) Santa Fe Community College student; (11) Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization Citizen Advisory Committee.

Barbara Sleep