The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) Board of Directors is accepting applications for a Public Member seat.

Applications are due Friday, December 30, 2005 at 5 PM.

The applicant must reside in the Central or Southern regions of San Mateo County (Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, Woodside, or unincorporated areas in and around these cities). The applicant must not have held elected public office within the past 12 months.

This Public Member will be appointed by six members of the SamTrans board - the three members appointed by the Board of Supervisors and the three members appointed by the Cities Selection Committee. The seat has an unexpired term, which ends on December 31, 2008.

Please send the completed application to:
Jennifer Hardie, Board Secretary
San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)
PO Box 3006
San Carlos CA 94070-1306

FAX: 650-508-6281
E-mail: boardsecretary@samtrans.com

If you have any questions about this application, please contact Jennifer Hardie, Board Secretary at 650-508-6279.

The SamTrans Board of Directors was formed in 1976 in order to meet the public transit needs of the County. The Board consists of nine members: three members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, two of whom are members of the Board of Supervisors and one who possesses expertise in the field of transportation; three members appointed by the Cities Selection Committee, who are council members at the time of their appointment; and three public members, one of whom is a coastal resident. Each term is four years.

11/23/2005