(a) The governing body of an authority is the Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees shall consist of 13 members, appointed as follows:

(1) The county with the greatest population shall be allocated five members to be appointed as follows:

a. Two by the board of commissioners of that county;

b. Two by the city council of the city containing the largest population within that county; and

c. One by the city council of the city containing the second largest population within that county;

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 160A-605

  • Authority: means a Regional Public Transportation Authority as defined by subdivision (6) of this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-601
  • Board of Trustees: means the governing board of the Authority, in which the general legislative powers of the Authority are vested. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-601
  • Council: means the governing board of a city. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Population: means the number of persons residing in respective areas as defined and enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-601
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) The county with the next greatest population shall be allocated three members to be appointed as follows:

a. One by the board of commissioners of that county;

b. One by the city council of the city containing the largest population within that county; and

c. One jointly by that board of commissioners and city council, by procedures agreed on between them;

(3) The county with the least population shall be allocated two members to be appointed as follows:

a. One by the board of commissioners of that county; and

b. One by the city council of the city containing the largest population within that county; and

(4) Three members of the Board of Transportation appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, to serve as ex officio nonvoting members.

(b) Voting members of the Board of Trustees shall serve for terms of four years, provided that one-half of the initial appointments shall be for two-year terms, to be determined by lot at the first meeting of the Board of Trustees.  Initial terms of office shall commence upon approval by the Secretary of State of the articles of incorporation. The members appointed by the Secretary of Transportation shall serve at his pleasure.

(c) An appointing authority may appoint one of its members to the Board of Trustees.  Service on the Board of Trustees may be in addition to any other office which a person is entitled to hold.  Each voting member of the Board of Trustees may hold elective public office as defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 128-1.1(d).

(d) Members of the Board of Trustees shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority as defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-604

(e) The Board of Trustees shall annually elect from its membership a Chairperson, and a Vice-Chairperson, and shall annually elect a Secretary, and a Treasurer.

(f) Members of the Board of Trustees shall receive the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as compensation for attendance at each duly conducted meeting of the Authority. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)

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