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Phil Serna elected chair, Justin Rethal named vice chair after contested STA votes
Summary
The Sacramento Transportation Authority elected Phil Serna as chair and Justin Rethal as vice chair for 2025 after extended discussion. The chair vote passed by voice; the vice chair selection required roll-call voting and passed 13–2 after an earlier substitute motion failed to reach the nine‑vote threshold.
The Sacramento Transportation Authority selected new leadership for calendar year 2025 during its Feb. 13 meeting.
Phil Serna, who entered the meeting as vice chair, was nominated and approved to serve as chair. The motion to make Serna chair passed by voice vote.
The board then considered the vice chair position in a lengthy discussion that included comments on tradition, workload related to a possible future sales-tax measure and the desirability of rotating leadership…
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