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Attachment 1 3 Regional Transportation Authority for the Research Triangle Area • Governance - The RTA would have an 11 member board with full authority to make policy, administrative and financial decisions. Representation on the board would be as follows: Durham County - Three members. One appointed by the Board of Commissioners, one appointed by the Durham City Council , and one member appointed jointly by the Board of Commissioners and the Durham City Council . Orange County - Two members. One appointed by the Board of Commissioners and one appointed by the Chapel Hill Town Council . Wake County - Five members. The actual means of appointment are yet to be decided, but would likely. include participation by the Raleigh City Council , Cary Town Council in addition to the Board of Commissioners. Governor - One member - The Secretary of the Department of Transportation will appoint one member of the Board of Transportation to serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the RTA. All members (except as appointed by the Secretary of DOT) must be elected officials, but not necessarily a member of the appointing board. The RTA may appoint such advisory committees as it may find appropriate, which may or may not include members of the RTA. Finance - The initial formation of the RTA will be funded with an • appropriation from the North Carolina General Assembly or through a grant • from the state. The discussions of the group centered on the following three long-term funding sources. The group also recognized that the legislation to establish the RTA will need to be flexible in order to respond to the changing environment, relative to the Highway Study Commission. The RTA'may levy within the jurisdiction of the authority: An annnual vehicle registration fee of up to five dollars ($5.00) per vehicle. o A tax on the transfer of title to a motor vehicle of up to one-half of one percent (1/2%) of its value. A motor fuel tax of up to one cent (1 ) per gallon. Functions - The RTA would plan and operate public transportation services. Such services would initially include vans, buses,and ridesharing activities, and may later include fixed guideways. Planning includes both short-term service development and long-term system design, as well as d play an RTA would also a all modes of transportation. The R wou coordination among a ad P Y 9 P active role in the integration public transportation with land use, parking, energy and other appropriate planning activities. The RTA will have no role in financing or construction of highways or roads.