Ed Watt (nonvoting)
Carl V. Wortendyke
Would not comment:
Donald Cecil
Susan G. Metzger
Vincent Tessitore (nonvoting)
MTA Board Polling On Free Perks
This past Thursday, writers from Newsday contacted the 22 members who make up the MTA Board. The purpose of this contact was to conduct a poll on whether or not they favor the proposed restriction of use on their free systemwide passes. Here is the report with the results courtesy of Newsday:
Newsday called the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board’s 22 members Thursday, asking if they favor a policy that restricts their use of free system wide passes. The change would allow the members to use the passes only while on official MTA business and would take away lifetime passes from former board members.
Of the 22 board members, six are nonvoting.
In favor of the restriction:
Chairman H. Dale .Hemmerdinger
Vice Chairman David S. Mack
John H. Banks III
Jeffrey A. Kay
Nancy Shevell
Against the restriction:
James L. McGovern (nonvoting)
James L. Sedore Jr.
Could not be reached:
Vice Chairman Andrew M. Saul
Andrew Albert (nonvoting)
James F. Blair (nonvoting)
Doreen M. Frasca
Mark D. Lebow
Mark Page
Norman I. Seabrook
Undecided:
Norman E. Brown (nonvoting)
Mitchell H. Pally
Francis H. Powers
Norman E. Brown
Quote: “You tell me what the rules are and I’ll play by them.”
James L. McGovern
Quote: “This was a nice way to just say a little thank you, and it doesn’t cost the ridership much at all.”
Mitch H. Pally
Quote: “I think the board should continue to have them, assuming they’re not illegal.”
James L. Sedore Jr.
Quote: “I am going to vote against giving the passes up. … I think for the most part, we work very hard.”
Francis H. Powers
Quote: “There is nothing illegal about what we did and what was done.”
This upcoming board meeting will sure have a lot on the agenda.
xoxo Transit Blogger
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