Supervisor Haggerty Elected Vice Chair of Metro Transportation Commission

From the County of Alameda: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) elected Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty to serve as Commission vice chair for the two-year term running through February 2019. Rohnert Park Mayor Jake Mackenzie, the Commission’s outgoing vice chair, was elected MTC’s chair at the Commission’s February meeting.

Haggerty, who also currently serves as chair of MTC’s Operations Committee, brings 16 years of experience
as an MTC commissioner to the role. He was first appointed to MTC in 2000 as Alameda County’s representative.

Haggerty previously served as the Commission’s vice chair from 2007 to 2009; as chair from 2009 to 2011; and as chair of the Commission’s Legislative Committee from 2014-2016.

“The Bay Area is facing a transportation and housing crisis - presenting an urgent need for inclusive and
collaborative leadership. I am honored that my colleagues have placed their trust in me to serve as vice chair,”
Supervisor Scott Haggerty said.

Scott Haggerty was first elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in November of 1996. He is
currently serving a sixth four-year term on the Board. Haggerty's district includes the cities of Livermore, Dublin, most of the city of Fremont and unincorporated areas of East Alameda County. He is deeply engaged in issues affecting not just transportation, but also the environment, land use and regional policy. In addition to his longtime service at MTC, Haggerty is a member and former chair of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority.

Haggerty represents Alameda County on the National Association of Counties, and also serves as a member of the Alameda County Transportation Commission, San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, and Tri-Valley Transportation Council.

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is charged with planning, financing and coordinating
transportation for the nine counties comprising the San Francisco Bay Area, a mission that also extends to
integrating transportation facilities and services with development while promoting sustainability. MTC oversees several travel resources in the Bay Area, including the free 511 traveler information system (on the phone at 511 and on the web at 511.org, the Clipper® transit fare card and the FasTrak® electronic toll collection system.

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