Applications due July 8 to OCTA’s Clerk of the Board
June 23, 2011
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is accepting applications to fill a public member seat available on the board of directors.
The 18-member board is responsible for overseeing the transportation agency including the countywide bus and paratransit service, Metrolink rail service, the 91 Express Lanes, Measure M implementation, freeway, street and road improvements projects and motorist services.
Candidates must be residents of Orange County and not currently serving, or served within the last four years, as an elected official of a city, county, agency or special district.
Public members are appointed for four-year terms and the selected candidate will be one of two public members to serve on the board.
Applicants can submit a resume and letter of interest by 5 p.m. on July 8 to Wendy Knowles at wknowles@octa.net or by mail to 550 South Main St., PO Box 14184, Orange, CA 92863.
A committee of OCTA board members will review all applications and recommend candidates to the OCTA Executive Committee on Aug. 1. The Executive Committee will review the candidates and make a recommendation to the board on Aug. 8.
The selected public member will replace Peter Buffa, who resigned from the board in May after serving for six years.
For information, visit www.octa.net/publicmember.
