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
(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

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.





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