STM - The Members of the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors

Its Chair

The chairman is the Société’s primary representative. He oversees the performance and execution of STM functions and powers and, in agreement with other board members, sets corporate orientations. He also chairs the Board’s public meetings and approves the agenda in collaboration with the Société’s Chief executive officer. Find out more about Michel Labrecque
MICHEL LABRECQUE CHAIRMAN Transit Users’ Representative

Its members

Members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the City of Montréal’s agglomeration council from among the members of its regular board and of the boards of other municipalities within the agglomeration.

Three members are chosen from among residents of the agglomeration, two of which are users of public transit, and one a user of paratransit services. Also, since April 2011, one seat on the Board is reserved for one person under the age of 35 at the time of nomination.

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Its role

The Board of Directors executes the functions and powers of the STM and sets its major orientations.
It adopts the strategic plan for the development of public transit on the territory it serves.
It adopts the annual budget, the staffing plan and the three-year capital expenditures program.
It establishes the various fare products and fare structure.
It approves, abolishes or replaces public transit services and may approve permanent changes to bus routes.

How it functions

The members of the Board of Directors take part in three types of proceedings, i.e., work sessions, public meetings and committees.

Work sessions serve to follow up on the previous public meeting, to allow each committee chair to present the minutes of their meetings, to review various case files prior to their adoption and to inform members of projects that are either already underway or upcoming.

Public meetings are held ten times a year. They allow board members to debate items on the agenda and to adopt them. Citizens can also attend and ask questions of members. Board members also sit on a number of technical committees that help the STM conduct its activities.

Calendar of public meetings

Its committees

What is their purpose?

In order to aid in the proper governance of the STM and help it execute its mandate, the Board of Directors created a number of technical committees, each of which is dedicated to a specific field of endeavour.
History and composition

Most of the committees were formed between 2006 and 2008, as part of the STM’s governance rules review process.
They comprise members of the Board of Directors, of independent external members and of the Board chairman, as ex officio member.
Each committee is also attended by the Chief executive officer, a Coordinator chosen from senior management and the STM’s Secretary General (or a person delegated by her) who serves as the committee’s permanent secretary

Description of committees

Assets maintenance, major projects and environment

Sub-committee - Information technology

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