BY-LAWS COMMITTEE MEETING
GREATER HARTFORD TRANSIT DISTRICT
Hartford, Connecticut

September 8, 2011

Ricardo Quintero, Committee Chair
Presiding……………………………….

Mr. Quintero called the Meeting of the By-Laws Committee of the Greater Hartford Transit District (the “District”) to order at 6:10 p.m. in the Transit District’s Multipurpose Room, One Union Place, Hartford, CT.  Committee members present included Ferguson Jansen, Christopher Bowen, and Ricardo Quintero.  Kimberly A. Dunham, Director of Fiscal and Administrative Services, represented District Staff and performed the duties of Acting Recording Secretary.

Mr. Quintero indicated that he had reviewed the recommendations sent by committee members and subsequently had a discussion with the Executive Director. At this point, there are three specific areas the committee will focus on regarding the By-Laws.

Discussion ensued regarding changes to the nominating process timeline, recommendation that correspondence reference should include emails, and the number of appointees to the Audit Committee. It will be recommended that the term for officers be changed to two years and elections will be held biennially rather than annually. There was also discussion regarding minority representation on committees.

Mr. Bowen will conduct some further research and compile the recommended changes. The draft document will then be forwarded to the Chairman and Executive Director prior to submittal to legal counsel.

There being no further business brought before the Committee, Mr. Bowen moved that the meeting be adjourned.  Upon second by Mr. Jansen, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

                                                                                       
Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                         
Kimberly A. Dunham
Acting Recording Secretary