The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan has voted 9-1 to offer John Hertel, general manager of SMART, the position of chief executive. The vote took place Aug. 7.
Hertel was chosen from an initial field of 11 candidates that was whittled down to three. The other two finalists include a former deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and a former president of a transit agency in the St. Louis area.
Hertel led the Southeast Michigan Regional Transit Coordinating Council in developing the 2008
Comprehensive Regional Transit Service Plan, which laid groundwork for the eventual creation of the RTA.
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Writer: Nina Ignaczak