About us

What is the Metro Board of Directors, and how does it work?

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) was created by the State of California to set policy, coordinate, plan, fund, build, and operate transit services and transportation programs throughout Los Angeles County. Metro supports the transportation improvement programs of the 88 cities and 16 municipal transit operators within Los Angeles County, as well as LA's paratransit provider, ASI, and its regional commuter rail service provider, Metrolink.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles, the other incorporated cities and unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County, and a non-voting member representing the Governor. The full Board typically meets once a month to review budgets, contracts, policies and programs, and make decisions about what to adopt, fund and build.

Board Member Appointments

City of Los Angeles representatives include the Mayor of Los Angeles and the Mayor’s three appointees. Los Angeles County representatives include the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representative of each of the five county districts. Representatives from the other incorporated cities and unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County are appointed by the City Selection Committee.

The Los Angeles County City Selection Committee is a group comprised of the mayor of each city within Los Angeles County, excluding the City of Los Angeles. Within the Committee, there are four Subcommittees, one for each Sector of the county, comprised of the mayor of each city within each Sector:

• North County/San Fernando Valley
• San Gabriel Valley
• Southeast/Long Beach
• Southwest Corridor

Each Sector Subcommittee nominates one mayor or council member from the Sector to serve on the Metro Board (unless a motion to nominate multiple candidates is made, seconded and passed by a majority weighted vote). Nominees are approved and appointed to the Metro Board by the entire City Selection Committee, whereby each city within the Committee may cast one “yea” or “nay” vote for every 10,000 residents.

Full documentation of this process can be found in the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee Rules and Regulations for Appointments to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority .

Board Chair

Each Metro Board Chair serves a one year term, from July 1st to June 30th. The Chair’s term rotates annually between the Mayor of Los Angeles, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and one of the City Selection Committee Members.

Board Committees

Per the Administrative Ordinance, the Board of Directors has 5 standing committees. The Chair of the Board of Directors may designate other standing and ad hoc committees subject to concurrence of the Board of Directors. Learn more here.

Board Meetings

Learn more about Metro Board of Directors meetings, and view meetings and agendas here.

Board Room Rules and Procedures

Metro Board follows specific procedures to hold meetings and organize its members.

Read about all Metro Rules & Procedures.

• If you wish to address the Board, please sign up for public comment on the tablets available in the lobby before 9:45 a.m.
• General public comment is only to be used for topics within the Board’s jurisdiction and items not listed on the agenda.
• Public comment on agenda items will be taken as each item is considered.
• In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, public comment will not be taken on items previously considered at a committee meeting where the public was given the opportunity to comment.
• Disorderly behavior or inappropriate comments at the podium may be cause for exclusion from further public comment for the day or removal from the Board room.
• You will be allowed one minute to speak.
• If you are unable to stand, a handheld microphone is available at the podium.
• Translation headsets are also available at the podium (Spanish 12, Korean 13).
• If you wish to address the Board, please submit a public comment request through one of the digital kiosks in the lobby.

Code of Conduct

Visit Metro Headquarters Building

One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952

Metro Headquarters is located on the corner of Cesar E. Chavez Ave. and Vignes St.

Get directions to Metro Headquarters.

Data

The data for this website comes from the Metro board reports site, a system built by Granicus using their Legistar Legislative Management Suite.

With the help of the Legistar Web API, we collect data daily and store it using the Open Civic Data standard and platform. Open Civic Data standardizes information about people, organizations, events and bills at any level of government: it was built in collaboration with The Sunlight Foundation, Google, Granicus, and Open North.

Credits

This site represents a collaborative effort of Metro’s Office of the CEO, Office of Board Administration, and Research & Records, Information Management, to ensure Board activity is transparent and easily accessible for the public.

The site was built by DataMade, a civic technology company. They build open source technology using open data to empower journalists, researchers, governments and advocacy organizations.

Contact us

For questions about or comments for the Metro Board, please contact boardclerk@metro.net. Written public comment can be mailed to:

Office of Board Administration
1 Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-3-1
Los Angeles, CA 90012

If you are commenting on a specific item, please include the item number and your position on it - for, against, general comment, or item needs more consideration - in your message. Written public comment (via mail or email) must be received by 5pm the evening prior to the meeting where the item will be considered.

For questions about this website or Board records, please email boardreport@metro.net.