TriMet president: Board members shape policy by email

TriMet has seven volunteer board members, all appointed by the state’s governor. They’re the only people at TriMet whose job it is to represent the public interest. In the last year of covering the agency, six of them have agreed with each other on, as far as I can recall, every single vote.
Are they six rubber stamps?
The board’s chair, TriMet President Rick Van Beveren, says they have a big influence on the agency – but not during meetings.

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