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Resolution to Approve Amendment to 4-Party Public Transportation Agreement for Creation of Public Transportation System
Memorandum
On March 5, 2012, City Council was the first to approve a 4-Party Public Transportation Agreement between Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA), Washtenaw County, and the Cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti (R-12-078). On June 4, 2012, in response to adopted changes to the original agreement by the City of Ypsilanti and AATA, Ann Arbor City Council approved the amendment of the 4-Party Agreement and the proposed Articles of Incorporation for the New Authority attached as Exhibit A to the Agreement (R-12-244). The City of Ypsilanti subsequently readopted the 4-Party Public Transportation Agreement and the Articles of Incorporation consistent with the June 4, 2012 Ann Arbor City Council approved documents.
On August 1, 2012, following a public hearing on the proposal, the Washtenaw County commissioners approved the 4-Party Public Transportation Agreement. However, before approving the Agreement, the County commissioners further amended the Articles of Incorporation. This action requires the resubmission of the Agreement and its attached Articles of Incorporation as amended for final approval to the City Councils of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti and the AATA Board.
The Washtenaw County amendment to the Articles of Incorporation revised Section 10.01, Amendment, to require amendment of the Articles of Incorporation only upon a four-fifths majority vote of the directors appointed and serving on the Authority (i.e. 12 of the 15 board members) instead of the two-thirds vote requirements previously adopted by Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and AATA. No other amendments were made by the County Commissioners; however, the implementation of 4/5th requirement necessitated changes to Section 5.01 to recognize no change was being made to the 2/3 vote of the Board related to budgets and since amendments are referenced in Section 5.01 the inclusi...
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