Sacramento State’s Transportation Advisory Committee ?” an advisory panel that discusses the university’s transportation issues ?” has one faculty representative spot to fill since one of its members resigned.

Suzanne O’Keefe, a former committee member, said the committee’s role is to make transportation recommendations to Sac State.

“The Transportation Advisory Committee discusses any topics related to transportation to campus, and around campus,” O’Keefe said, adding that the issues include parking, alternative modes of transportation, the bicycle master plan and a pedestrian master plan.

O’Keefe, who served as the faculty adviser on the committee, said she brought her perspective as a faculty member to the board.

Anne-Louise Radimsky, a current faculty representative and a computer science professor, said committee members are appointed to three-year terms, but the vacancy will be filled as soon as possible.

“What happened is that one of the members resigned before completing their term,” Radimsky said about the current vacancy.

Radimsky explained that members are appointed to the committee by the administrative vice president upon recommendation from the representative group that they represent, such as Associated Students Inc. or the Faculty Senate.

She said the spot will be filled normally, which is from recommendations from the different groups on campus.

Radimsky added that the person who resigned from the board was a faculty member who retired from his or her post at Sac State.

Nancy Fox, director of University Transportation and Parking Services, confirmed that the board is looking to fill the open seat as soon as they possibly can because the open faculty seat means that there is a lack of input from a faculty member to the board.

Radimsky said the vacancy hurts the whole board.

“A vacancy means one less voice heard,” she said.

Radimsky said a staff member may be appointed before the committee’s next meeting.

Philip Malan can be reached at [email protected]