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Overview:
The authority of the Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC) is defined by the Public Utilities Code (See Sections 132820, 132824). As one of the six county transportation commissions within the metropolitan region of the Southern California Association of Governments, ICTC guides the development of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Imperial region and its Regional, State and Federal transportation improvement programs (TIPs) and their updates, including the distribution of Local Transportation Fund monies; the preparation and submittal of applications for transportation related funds; allocation for Transportation Development Act funds; the planning, programming and administration of regional transit services; and encouragement of active citizen participation.
ICTC is specifically authorized to use up to 3 percent of the revenues in the local transportation fund for the purpose of carrying out its planning and programming responsibilities, prepare a short-range transportation plan that includes the development and approval of a three- to five-year transportation improvement program and administer the funds deposited in the local transportation fund according to the terms and conditions of the Transportation Development Act.
Total Members:
Nine: the county, seven cities, and the Imperial Irrigation District.
Population Represented:
185,831
Staff:
8
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Board Makeup:
Under Section 132801 of the Public Utilities Code, the ICTC Board is composed of ten voting members and one non-voting member. The voting members include two members of the Imperial County Board of Supervisors and one mayor or council member from each of the seven incorporated cities within Imperial County, and one member of the Board of Directors of the Imperial Irrigation District. The non-voting member is appointed by the Governor to represent the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The statute also authorizes the commission to include ad ex-officio or non-voting members representing the State of Baja California (Mexico), the municipality of Mexicali (Mexico), the Consul of Mexico in Calexico (California), and the federally recognized Native American tribes in Imperial County.
The current members of the Board are posted on the ICTC website.
Executive Director:
David Aguirre
CALCOG Board Representative:
Mike Goodsell, Council Member, City of Holtville
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