R TA ) ▁is ▁the ▁ag ency ▁with ▁o vers ight ▁and ▁service ▁coord ination ▁responsibility ▁for ▁mass ▁trans it ▁operations ▁in ▁metropol itan ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁The ▁count ies ▁of ▁Ma comb , ▁Oak land , ▁Was ht en aw , ▁and ▁Wayne ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁R TA ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 0 - member ▁board ▁which ▁includes ▁two ▁represent atives ▁from ▁each ▁county ▁and ▁one ▁representative ▁from ▁Detroit ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁county ▁execut ives , ▁county ▁commission ▁chair ▁of ▁Was ht en aw ▁County , ▁and ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Detroit , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁one ▁non - v oting ▁representative ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁who ▁ch airs ▁the ▁board . ▁ ▁Board ▁members ▁serve ▁three - year ▁terms ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁re app oint ed ; ▁they ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁current ▁elected ▁official , ▁employee ▁of ▁a ▁county ▁or ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁nor ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁a ▁transport ation ▁provider ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁board ▁h ires ▁a ▁CE O ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁authority . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁The ▁board ▁is ▁granted ▁the ▁authority ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 / 9 ▁super major ity ▁of ▁the ▁voting ▁members ▁the ▁powers ▁to : ▁ ▁determine ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁and ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁a ▁le vy ▁of ▁an ▁assess ment ▁for ▁the ▁fund ing ▁of ▁trans it ▁services ▁and ▁operations