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Bend MPO revises bylaws, temporarily reduces voting members and names CET director as nonvoting

Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization policy board · December 20, 2025

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Summary

The board approved amended bylaws that reduce voting positions from five to four until an intergovernmental agreement is ratified, and appointed the CET director as a nonvoting member during the interim; the board also reapproved motions taken since June 2025.

The Bend MPO policy board voted Dec. 19 to adopt revised bylaws that change the board's voting composition and to appoint a CET director as a nonvoting member until a pending intergovernmental agreement (IGA) can be updated.

Staff explained legal review found some elements of the previously approved bylaws cannot take effect until the IGA is ratified by participating agencies. As an interim measure, the revised bylaws remove Central Oregon Intercommunity Transit (CET) from voting membership and set the voting panel at four members (two from the City of Bend, one county representative and one ODOT representative) rather than five; staff said the intent is to return to a five‑member voting structure after the IGA process is complete, targeted for mid‑2026.

Councilor Riley moved to adopt the revised bylaws with a correction in Article 4 (changing '5' to '4' voting members); the motion was seconded by Commissioner Phil Chang and passed unanimously. The board also moved to appoint the CET director as a nonvoting member of the policy board during the interim; that motion passed unanimously.

Separately, staff asked the board to reapprove all policy board motions taken since the June 2025 meeting (attachment E), totaling 21 items; the board reapproved those motions by unanimous vote.

Staff indicated next steps include continuing the IGA amendment process and returning to the board with revised bylaws that restore CET as a voting member once the IGA is ratified.