Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority - Governing Board

Governing Board

The governing Board of TBARTA has 16 members (15 voting members and one non-voting member). The voting members consist of the following:

  • One elected official appointed by the respective County Commissions from Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota counties;
  • One member is appointed by the West Central Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Chairs Coordinating Committee (MPOCCC) who must be a chair of one of the five Metropolitan Planning Organizations in the region (Citrus County is a TPO);
  • Two members are the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee of the respective largest municipality within the areas served by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART);
  • One member is the Mayor, or designee, of the largest municipality within Manatee or Sarasota County, providing that the membership rotates every two years;
  • Also on the Board are four business-community representatives appointed by the Governor, each of whom must reside in one of the seven counties of TBARTA; and,
  • The one non-voting member shall be the District Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (Department) within the seven-county area of TBARTA.

The members appointed by the respective Commissions, MPOCCC, or Mayors serve two-year terms and may serve no more than three consecutive terms. The Governor-appointed members serve three-year terms and may serve only two consecutive terms.

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