I. The board of directors of CART may include but is not limited to the following representatives:
- (a) One to 3 representatives from each town served by CART, determined as follows based upon the most recent decennial census. Each municipality which shall become a member of CART shall be entitled to one representative on said board. A municipality with a population of over 10,000 but less than 25,000 shall be entitled to have 2 representatives on said board, and a municipality with a population of over 25,000 shall be entitled to have 3 representatives on said board;
- (b) One from each of the 3 human service agencies providing transportation in the CART service area and participating in the regional transit brokerage system;
- (c) One from the Rockingham planning commission, the Nashua regional planning commission, and the southern New Hampshire planning commission;
- (d) One from the department of transportation;
- (e) One, non-voting, from the United States Department of Transportation, Region 1, Federal Transit Administration.
- II. It is the responsibility of the entities described above to identify and appoint the members. Each entity in paragraph I of this section may appoint an alternate who will serve if a board member is absent. The board of directors shall hold office for 2 years. All initial appointments shall be regarded as having begun on the day of the annual meeting.
- III. Annually, the board of directors shall elect one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson. The directors shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who shall also be board members, and the same person may serve both as secretary and as treasurer. The officers shall be elected by majority vote.
- IV. The directors shall serve without compensation.
Source. 2005, 116:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2005.