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60. PROPOSED CHANGES TO TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD BYLAWS Approve the proposed changes to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) Bylaws as recommended unanimously by the TAB on May 21, 2013 and November 19, 2013. The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) bylaws require that the Vice Chairman of the TAB review the bylaws annually and recommend any changes he deems appropriate or necessary. At the May 21 TAB meeting, Vice Chairman Jeff Martin proposed and the TAB recommended changes to the bylaws. At the November 19, 2013 TAB meeting, the TAB recommended additional changes to the bylaws. (See attached copy of bylaws with proposed changes highlighted.) The proposed changes to the TAB bylaws are the following: Article II, Section 3 – Delete reviews and recommendations associated with the former Small Cities Transportation Assistance Program (SCTAP) from the duties of the TAB. This change is recommended because the SCTAP was ended on advice of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO). The SCTAP could potentially involve expenditures of Maricopa County Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) monies in low income areas of certain incorporated cities and towns. Such expenditures are not permitted by law because MCAO advises County HURF monies may only be expended on County highways. Thus, the SCTAP language is recommended for deletion from the TAB duties under the bylaws. Article III, Section 2 – Provide that if a TAB Member’s (3-year) term expires and there is no appointed replacement, the Member’s term shall extend until a replacement is appointed. This proposed change is to address situations where terms may expire during periods where the Board of Supervisors (BOS) is not scheduled to meet. This also addresses instances where re-appointments or new appointments are not decided in time to coincide with the end of a Member’s term. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office (MCAO) has advised that it is acceptable by State law for an advisory board member to continue to serve until a new member is appointed. So, the recommended change to the bylaws will formalize the allowable continued service by a TAB member until a re-appointment or a new appointment can be made. Article VII, Section 1 - Clarify that proposed changes to the bylaws should be officially posted two weeks prior to a TAB meeting where the recommended changes to the bylaws are to be considered, so that all interested persons can see the proposed changes and have an opportunity to comment. Article VIII, Section 1 - This is technical or clerical adjustment. “Arizona Revised Statutes” is currently abbreviated in the bylaws as “A.R.S.” The recommendation is to use the long form for those who are not familiar with the abbreviation. Other changes are grammatical. Supervisory District No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (C-64-14-075-M-00)

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