Currently, there are two governing bodies at the top of TransLink — the Mayors’ Council and TransLink’s board.
Langley City Mayor Nathan Pachal is voicing his concerns with the current governing body structure within TransLink.— the Mayors’ Council and TransLink’s board.
“The main problem is that the Mayors’ Council is accountable to the public for TransLink, but we are not responsible for its day-to-day operations. Accountability and responsibility have to be linked.”The Langley City mayor thinks there is a disconnect between the public and how they perceive TransLink is run.“The Mayors’ Council is responsible for raising fares and taxes for TransLink and setting the high-level direction for transit and road investments,” he said.
“I would bet that 95 per cent of people in Metro Vancouver think that the Mayors’ Council controls and oversees TransLink even though we don’t in reality.”“The simplest way I can describe this TransLink governance setup is like the U.S. Congress with its House of Representatives and Senate ,” he said.Story continues below advertisementPachel said he wants TransLink’s governing body to revert to a one-board/council system, which it used to be before the Olympics in 2010.
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