Backed by a report by Cambridge Systematics, which performed the original Peer Review study in 2001, the Chamber recommends CAMPO’s Board cut its members from 23 to 18. This reduction would come from the elimination of seven state legislators from the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board and increasing elected officials from local governments. The suggested change would make the CAMPO Board’s composition more in line with the rest of the state’s MPOs.

Other recommendations:

- Establish an attendance policy requiring a new representative to be named if a Board members misses more than half of the meetings and proxies should be a similarly-functioning representatives, not staff members.

- Hold regular public meetings at regional locations to get citizen input

- Strengthen Technical Committee

The Task Force report is available at CAMPO GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE.

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