The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to act immediately on Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s four nominees to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s board of directors, so the RIPTA board can get back to the business of running the financially strapped agency.
On Monday, May 16, the RIPTA board canceled its regular meeting for the second consecutive month because it did not have enough members present to constitute a quorum. The governor has forwarded the names of four individuals to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Why hearings for those nominees have not yet taken place remains a mystery. Legislative leaders have said only that they’ve been busy working on other matters.
Filling the vacancies on the seven-member RIPTA board should be a high priority at the state Legislature.
RIPTA has been in a financial mess for some time. The agency now faces a $5.2 million budget deficit. There is talk of further reducing services to save money.
The Senate Judiciary Committee should hold hearings on the governor’s nominees as soon as possible.
