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Commissioners appoint representatives to Rogue Valley MPO and RVACT
Summary
The board appointed Commissioner Black to represent Josephine County on the Middle Rogue Metropolitan Planning Organization policy committee and appointed a county representative to the Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation; both appointments passed by recorded vote.
The Board of Commissioners made two transportation appointments affecting how federal and state surface-transportation funds are prioritized in the region.
Commissioners appointed an elected county official to Josephine County's seat on the Middle Rogue Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) policy committee, which coordinates federal surface-transportation funding among Grants Pass, Josephine County, Rogue River, Gold Hill and Jackson County. The board also appointed a county representative to the Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation (RVACT), the two-county body that recommends allocation of state transportation funds across Josephine and Jackson counties.
Board members said both bodies are critical because the MPO prioritizes federal dollars and RVACT addresses state-level transportation funding in the two-county planning area. Commissioners agreed that MPO policy seats have traditionally been held by elected officials from member jurisdictions. The board recorded unanimous approvals on both appointments.
One commissioner volunteered to serve on RVACT; another commissioner was nominated and appointed to the MPO policy seat.
