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Matbus Coordination Committee

Purpose

The MATBUS Coordination Committee, formerly the Metro Area Transit (MAT) Coordinating Board, is a technical and administrative group tasked with making day-to-day decisions and recommendations that support the operations of MATBUS. The goal of the MATBUS Coordination Committee is to increase transparency between MATBUS and its primary financial partners. The committee makes non-binding budgetary and staffing recommendations to the City of Fargo and the City of Moorhead. The committee also serves as a citizen advisory forum and holds all necessary public hearings and meetings to support state and federal funding requirements of MATBUS.

Meeting Schedule & Location

MATBUS Coordination Committee meetings are held in the main conference room at the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG), 1 2 St N Suite 232, Fargo. Meetings are open to the public.

Please contact Metro COG at 701.532.5100 for questions about accessibility or if special accommodations are required for any member of the public to participate in a meeting.

View the agendas and meeting minutes on the MATBUS page.

Membership

Fargo: Two members of City Commission, Finance Director, Transit Director
Moorhead: Two members of City Council, Finance Director, one Administrative Designee
West Fargo: One Administrative Designee
Dilworth: One Administrative Designee
NDSU: One Administrative Designee
Metro COG: Metro COG Director

Appointed yearly by the local jurisdiction being represented. The city does not compensate the board members for their service.

Current Members
Name Representing
Denise Kolpack Fargo City Commission
John Strand Fargo City Commission
Julie Bommelman Fargo Transit Director
Susan Thompson Fargo Finance Director
Sebastian McDougal Moorhead City Council
Deb White Moorhead City Council
Jenica Flanagan Moorhead Finance Director
Mike Rietz Moorhead Administrative Designee
Dustin Scott West Fargo Administrative Designee
Peyton Mastera Dilworth Administrative Designee
Ben Griffith Metro COG Director
Brit Stevens NDSU