Watson proposes changes to CapMetro board

From Austin Business Journal, February 23, 2009...

State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, has proposed changes to the You can watch up to ten companies at a time." Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board that could be the subject of future legislation.

Watson proposes the following makeup of the board:

• 2 of the 3 CAMPO appointments must be from the largest city

• 1 elected official

• 1 person with at least 10 years of financial/accounting experience in public or private sector

• 1 person with at least 10 years of professional staff executive experience in a medium or large government or private sector entity

• Joint appointments — one from each of the following: city of Austin and Williamson County, city of Austin and Travis County, city of Austin and Hays County, and small cities within Capital Metro’s jurisdiction.

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