§ 39-18-2 Authority created –Composition – Terms – Oath – Officers – Quorum –Compensation – Conflicts of interest. – (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the"Rhode Island Public Transit Authority".
(b) The authority shall consist of eight (8) members, seven(7) of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent ofthe senate; and one of whom shall be the director of the department oftransportation or his or her designee who shall serve as an ex officio member.The governor shall achieve a diverse membership in the board and shall give dueconsideration to recommendations for nominations from the National Federationof the Blind of Rhode Island, the Gray Panthers of Rhode Island, the SierraClub of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, the RIPTA TransportationAdvisory Committee, and the Rhode Island business community and the RhodeIsland League of Cities and Towns. No one shall be eligible for appointmentunless he or she is a resident of this state.
(c) Those members of the authority as of the effective dateof this act [June 16, 2006] who were appointed to the authority bymembers of the board of the general assembly shall cease to be members of theauthority on the effective date of this act [June 16, 2006], and thegovernor shall thereupon nominate two (2) members, each of whom shall serve thebalance of the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. Those members of theauthority as of the effective date of this act [June 16, 2006] whowere appointed to the authority by the governor shall continue to serve thebalance of their current terms. Thereafter, during the month of January in eachyear, the governor shall appoint members to succeed the departing members. Thenewly appointed members shall serve for a term of three (3) years commencing onthe day they are qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in themembership, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shallappoint a member for the unexpired term. Any member of the authority shall beeligible for reappointment.
(d) Each member of the authority, before entering upon his orher duties, shall take an oath to administer the duties of his or her officefaithfully and impartially, and the oath shall be filed in the office of thesecretary of state.
(e) The authority shall elect one of its members aschairperson, and shall also elect a secretary and such other officers as itdeems necessary.
(f) Four (4) members of the authority shall constitute aquorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and votingshall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. No vacancy in themembership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise allthe rights and perform all the duties of the authority.
(g) The members of the authority shall receive nocompensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarilyincurred in the performance of their duties.
(h) No member of the authority shall be in the employ of, orown any stock in, or be in any way directly or indirectly pecuniarilyinterested in any railroad corporation, bus, or street railway company, norshall any member of the authority personally or through a partner or agentrender any professional service or make or perform any business contract withor for any company; nor shall any member of the authority, directly orindirectly, receive a commission, bonus, discount, present, or reward from anycompany.
(i) Members of the authority shall be removable by thegovernor pursuant to the provisions of § 36-1-7 of the general laws andfor cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelatedto capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.
(j) The authority shall conduct a training course for newlyappointed and qualified members within six (6) months of their qualification ordesignation. The course shall be developed by the general manager of theauthority, be approved by the authority, and be conducted by the generalmanager of the authority. The authority may approve the use of any authorityand/or staff members and/or individuals to assist with training. The trainingcourse shall include instruction in the following areas: the provisions ofchapters 42-46, 36-14, and 38-2; and the authority's rules and regulations. Thedirector of the department of administration shall be responsible for theenforcement of the provisions of this subsection.
§ 39-18-2 Authority created –Composition – Terms – Oath – Officers – Quorum –Compensation – Conflicts of interest. – (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the"Rhode Island Public Transit Authority".
(b) The authority shall consist of eight (8) members, seven(7) of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent ofthe senate; and one of whom shall be the director of the department oftransportation or his or her designee who shall serve as an ex officio member.The governor shall achieve a diverse membership in the board and shall give dueconsideration to recommendations for nominations from the National Federationof the Blind of Rhode Island, the Gray Panthers of Rhode Island, the SierraClub of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, the RIPTA TransportationAdvisory Committee, and the Rhode Island business community and the RhodeIsland League of Cities and Towns. No one shall be eligible for appointmentunless he or she is a resident of this state.
(c) Those members of the authority as of the effective dateof this act [June 16, 2006] who were appointed to the authority bymembers of the board of the general assembly shall cease to be members of theauthority on the effective date of this act [June 16, 2006], and thegovernor shall thereupon nominate two (2) members, each of whom shall serve thebalance of the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. Those members of theauthority as of the effective date of this act [June 16, 2006] whowere appointed to the authority by the governor shall continue to serve thebalance of their current terms. Thereafter, during the month of January in eachyear, the governor shall appoint members to succeed the departing members. Thenewly appointed members shall serve for a term of three (3) years commencing onthe day they are qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in themembership, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shallappoint a member for the unexpired term. Any member of the authority shall beeligible for reappointment.
(d) Each member of the authority, before entering upon his orher duties, shall take an oath to administer the duties of his or her officefaithfully and impartially, and the oath shall be filed in the office of thesecretary of state.
(e) The authority shall elect one of its members aschairperson, and shall also elect a secretary and such other officers as itdeems necessary.
(f) Four (4) members of the authority shall constitute aquorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and votingshall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. No vacancy in themembership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise allthe rights and perform all the duties of the authority.
(g) The members of the authority shall receive nocompensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarilyincurred in the performance of their duties.
(h) No member of the authority shall be in the employ of, orown any stock in, or be in any way directly or indirectly pecuniarilyinterested in any railroad corporation, bus, or street railway company, norshall any member of the authority personally or through a partner or agentrender any professional service or make or perform any business contract withor for any company; nor shall any member of the authority, directly orindirectly, receive a commission, bonus, discount, present, or reward from anycompany.
(i) Members of the authority shall be removable by thegovernor pursuant to the provisions of § 36-1-7 of the general laws andfor cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelatedto capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.
(j) The authority shall conduct a training course for newlyappointed and qualified members within six (6) months of their qualification ordesignation. The course shall be developed by the general manager of theauthority, be approved by the authority, and be conducted by the generalmanager of the authority. The authority may approve the use of any authorityand/or staff members and/or individuals to assist with training. The trainingcourse shall include instruction in the following areas: the provisions ofchapters 42-46, 36-14, and 38-2; and the authority's rules and regulations. Thedirector of the department of administration shall be responsible for theenforcement of the provisions of this subsection.
§ 39-18-2 Authority created –Composition – Terms – Oath – Officers – Quorum –Compensation – Conflicts of interest. – (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the"Rhode Island Public Transit Authority".
(b) The authority shall consist of eight (8) members, seven(7) of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent ofthe senate; and one of whom shall be the director of the department oftransportation or his or her designee who shall serve as an ex officio member.The governor shall achieve a diverse membership in the board and shall give dueconsideration to recommendations for nominations from the National Federationof the Blind of Rhode Island, the Gray Panthers of Rhode Island, the SierraClub of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, the RIPTA TransportationAdvisory Committee, and the Rhode Island business community and the RhodeIsland League of Cities and Towns. No one shall be eligible for appointmentunless he or she is a resident of this state.
(c) Those members of the authority as of the effective dateof this act [June 16, 2006] who were appointed to the authority bymembers of the board of the general assembly shall cease to be members of theauthority on the effective date of this act [June 16, 2006], and thegovernor shall thereupon nominate two (2) members, each of whom shall serve thebalance of the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. Those members of theauthority as of the effective date of this act [June 16, 2006] whowere appointed to the authority by the governor shall continue to serve thebalance of their current terms. Thereafter, during the month of January in eachyear, the governor shall appoint members to succeed the departing members. Thenewly appointed members shall serve for a term of three (3) years commencing onthe day they are qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in themembership, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shallappoint a member for the unexpired term. Any member of the authority shall beeligible for reappointment.
(d) Each member of the authority, before entering upon his orher duties, shall take an oath to administer the duties of his or her officefaithfully and impartially, and the oath shall be filed in the office of thesecretary of state.
(e) The authority shall elect one of its members aschairperson, and shall also elect a secretary and such other officers as itdeems necessary.
(f) Four (4) members of the authority shall constitute aquorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and votingshall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. No vacancy in themembership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise allthe rights and perform all the duties of the authority.
(g) The members of the authority shall receive nocompensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarilyincurred in the performance of their duties.
(h) No member of the authority shall be in the employ of, orown any stock in, or be in any way directly or indirectly pecuniarilyinterested in any railroad corporation, bus, or street railway company, norshall any member of the authority personally or through a partner or agentrender any professional service or make or perform any business contract withor for any company; nor shall any member of the authority, directly orindirectly, receive a commission, bonus, discount, present, or reward from anycompany.
(i) Members of the authority shall be removable by thegovernor pursuant to the provisions of § 36-1-7 of the general laws andfor cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelatedto capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.
(j) The authority shall conduct a training course for newlyappointed and qualified members within six (6) months of their qualification ordesignation. The course shall be developed by the general manager of theauthority, be approved by the authority, and be conducted by the generalmanager of the authority. The authority may approve the use of any authorityand/or staff members and/or individuals to assist with training. The trainingcourse shall include instruction in the following areas: the provisions ofchapters 42-46, 36-14, and 38-2; and the authority's rules and regulations. Thedirector of the department of administration shall be responsible for theenforcement of the provisions of this subsection.
