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 About RTA | Organization | Board of Trustees
About RTA: Organization
Board of Trustees
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| | Board of Trustees
(Back row left to right) Jane Campbell; Nick “Sonny” Nardi; Edward J. Kelley
(Middle row left to right) Dennis M. Clough; Julian A. Rogers; Valarie J. McCall; Leo Serrano;George F. Dixon, III
(Front row) Jesse O. Anderson;
(Not pictured) Jerry N. Hruby, William W. Patmon Jr. | |
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 2009 schedule of Board meetings is as follows:
| January 13 * | February 17 | March 24 ** |
| April 21 | May 19 | June 30 |
| July 15 *** | July 28 | August 18 |
| September 15 # | October 20 | November 17 |
| December 15 | | |
| * The January Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on January 13. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| ** The March Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on March 24. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| *** 4:00pm start time, special meeting to discuss options to balance the 2009 budget |
| # The September Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on September 15. |
- 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 2009 schedule of Committee meetings is
as follows:
| January 13 * | February 3 | March 24 ** |
| April 7 | May 12 | June 2 |
| July 7 | August 4 | September 15 # |
| October 13 | November 9 | December 1 |
| * The January Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on January 13. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| ** The March Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on March 24. The Committee Meetings will precede the Board Meeting. |
| # The September Committee and Board Meetings will both be held on September 15. |
| Executive Management Team | Citizens Advisory Board | Art in Transit Committee |
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