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 About RTA | Organization | Board of Trustees
About RTA: Organization
Board of Trustees
| George F. Dixon, III |
Restaurateur; President |
| Edward J. Kelley |
Mayor, City of Cleveland Heights; Vice President |
| Jesse O. Anderson |
President, Disabled Rights Task Force, Inc. |
| Dennis M. Clough |
Mayor, City of Westlake |
| Bill Cervenik |
Mayor, City of Euclid |
| Valarie J. McCall |
Chief of Government Affairs, City of Cleveland |
| Nick "Sonny" Nardi |
Veteran Labor Leader |
| William W. Patmon, Jr. |
Political Consultant & Analyst |
| Julian A. Rogers |
Executive Director, Education Voters of Ohio |
| Leo Serrano |
Executive Director, Office of Institutional Advancement Cleveland Metropolitan School District |
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| (Left to right) Leo Serrano, William W. Patmon, Jr., Valarie J. McCall, Bill Cervenik, Jesse O. Anderson, Julian A. Rogers, Edward J. Kelley, Dennis M. Clough, George F. Dixon, III, Nick "Sonny" Nardi
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The primary responsibilities of the Board of Trustees are as follows:
- Approve policies governing RTA’s business activities.
- Approve long-range goals, and annual operating objectives and budgets.
- Oversee management’s activities and implementation of adopted plans, policies and objectives.
- Approve all procurement actions and contracts of $25,000 or more, and all contract amendments and change orders
exceeding ten percent of the original contract, or $100,000, whichever is less.
- Hire the Chief Executive Officer/General Manager.
- Approve the hiring and personnel actions for the Director of Internal Audit.
BYLAWS — The Board of Trustees has adopted bylaws that establish the procedures for conducting business. These
bylaws, included in the RTA Code, address the following:
- OFFICERS — The President, Vice President, and General Manager, who also serves as Secretary-Treasurer,
are officers of RTA. The President and Vice President are Board members who are elected for a one-year term at
the annual meeting. The annual meeting is held at the first regular board meeting in March of each year. Either
the President or Vice President must be a Board member appointed by the City of Cleveland. The President, or in his
absence, the Vice President, presides at all Board meetings and has the authority to sign legal documents on behalf
of RTA.
- MEETINGS — Regular meetings are held at 9:00am in the Board Room of the Authority, first floor of the Root-McBride Building,
1240 West Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, generally on the third Tuesday of each calendar month. Special meetings may be called from
time to time, and meeting dates may be adjusted to account for other extraordinary circumstances.
The 2010 schedule of Board meetings is as follows:
| January 19 | February 16 | March 2 * |
| March 23 | April 20 | May 18 ** |
| June 22 *** | July 13 | August 17 # |
| September 21 | October 19 | November 16 |
| December 21 | | |
| * The March Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on March 2. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. This
is also the Board's Annual Meeting, at which elections will take place. |
| ** The May Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on May 18. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| *** The June Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on June 22. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| # The August Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on August 17. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
- STANDING COMMITTEES — Members are appointed by the Board President. The Committees are: Executive, Finance,
Operations, and Planning & Development. There is also a committee of the entire Board of Trustees. Other committees
may be established as needed. Committee meetings are held at 9:00am in the Board Room of the Authority, first floor of the
Root-McBride Building, 1240 West Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, generally on the first Tuesday of each month.
The 2010 schedule of Committee meetings is as follows:
| January 19 | February 9 | March 2 * |
| April 6 | May 18 ** | June 22 *** |
| July 6 | August 17 # | September 7 |
| October 12 | November 9 | December 7 |
| * The March Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on March 2. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. This
is also the Board's Annual Meeting, at which elections will take place. |
| ** The May Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on May 18. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| *** The June Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on June 22. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| # The August Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on August 17. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| Executive Management Team | Citizens Advisory Board | Art in Transit Committee |
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