The Greensboro Transit Advisory Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members appointed by the City Council. Members shall serve for a term of three (3) years, with the possibility of reappointment for one additional three-year term, and they shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

The Members of the Commission shall elect a Chair from among the members of the Commission, and the Chair shall serve a term of one year. In addition, the Commission shall elect a vice-chair and a secretary, each of whom shall serve a term of one year. Roberts Rules of Order, most recent edition, shall be followed to the extent possible in the conduct of meetings.

The Commission shall hold meetings on a monthly or more often basis as required at times and place to be established by it. All meetings shall be open to the public; however, the commission members may meet in closed session under those circumstances permitted by G.S. ch. 143. The Chair, or in his/her absence the vice Chair, may call special meetings upon a forty-eight (48) hour notice. A majority of the regularly appointed commission members shall be required for the commission to take action.

The jurisdiction of the Commission shall extend to all local public passenger transportation with fixed routes operating within the city and within ten (10) miles outside of the corporate limits of the city as now or hereafter established.
The duties of the Greensboro Transit Advisory Commission shall be as follows:
(1) Advise the Greensboro Department of Transportation (GDOT) and City Council with regard to transit system policies and safety matters including routes, ridership policies, transit fares, accessibility modes, customer amenities and operating policies.
(2) Receive input from the citizenry and the ridership of the system involving public transit issues and make appropriate recommendations to GDOT and the City Council.
(3) Recommend to GDOT and the City Council rules and procedures governing public transit programs, equipment and facilities, regulatory guidelines, service improvements, hours of operation, and security.
(4) Recommend strategies to promote public utilization of the transit system.
(5) In conjunction with GDOT, develop short and long range service plans and associated capital improvement plans.
(6) It is the intent that all matters affecting the governance and operation of the public transit system, including the annual budget thereof, shall be considered by the Commission and recommendations thereon made to the City Council through the City Manager. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the City Council from acting without the Commission's recommendation.