What is the Girona ATM?

El Consorci del Transport Públic de l’àrea de Girona està format pels següents òrgans de govern, gestió i consulta.

Bodies

The bodies of the consortium are as follows:
a) Governing body:
President
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
b) Administrative body:
General Manager
c) Consulting and participative body:
Territorial Transport Board of the ATMG
d) Advisory bodies:
Public Transport Operator Technical Committee
Legal Advisory Committee
Technical Advisory Committee
Financial Advisory Committee

Governing bodies

President: This is the minister of Territory and Sustainability or a representative designated by that minister.
Board of Directors: This is the governing body of the consortium. There are thirteen original members, twelve full members representing the twelve autonomous and local councils and one member from the state government as an observer with a voice but no vote. 
Executive Committee: This is a smaller body which directs and governs the consortium comprised of eight members who must be members of the board of directors.

Administrative bodies

Gerent Manager: The general manager handles the day-to-day administration of the consortium and is selected by the board of directors based on the president’s nomination.

Consulting and participative bodies

Territorial Transport Board of the ATMG: This is the advisory body for social and civic participation on the operation of the public transport system and transport for users within the area of competence of the ATMG.

Advisory bodies

Public Transport Operator Technical Committee: This body advises the consortium on technical and financial matters. It is comprised of a representative from each of the public or private operators which provides public transport service.

Legal, Technical, and Financial Advisory Committees: These committees advise and provide assistance on any legal, technical, or financial matters which the executive bodies of the consortium may require.

Office of secretary

According to the statutes, the consortium must have an office of secretary, the representative of which acts as secretary of the administrative board and the executive commitee.

The functions of the consortium – in all cases limited to the consortium’s area of operation – are as follows:

• a) To create proposals for the planning of public transport services and to establish coordinated operational programmes for all public and private operators who provide such services.
• b) To draft proposals for the planning of public transport infrastructure.
• c) To draft, put into operation and evaluate transit development plans.
• d) To produce reports on urban mobility plans, service plans and the evaluation studies of mobility generated in the region.
• e) To establish a fare policy for the public transport systems in the consortium including defining the project for a new model of common fare system, implementing it, and monitoring its phases of development, if applicable.
• f) To analyse and study the evolution of the global mobility market with a special focus on tracking trends in the use of public and private transport.
• g) To design a financing policy to offset the lack of services and the operational expenses of the management structure.
• h) To create a corporate image of the collective public transport system and of the consortium itself that demonstrates full respect for and compatibility with the users and operators.
• i) To conduct publicity campaigns for the purpose of promoting the use of public transport systems among the population.
• j) To foster a culture of sustainable mobility among the citizens of the region.
• k) To draw up proposals to improve transport safety.
• l) To draft proposals for the coordination of rail operators in relation to the integration of rail services in the collective public transport system.
• m) To establish relationships with other administrative bodies to better perform the functions of the consortium in accordance with the Statutes.
• n) To apply and finance measures for the rational use of private vehicles.
• o) To draw up and finance proposals for the rational use of roads and public spaces in relation to aspects such as parking, pedestrian zones and the implementation of lanes reserved for public transport or cyclists.

The organisations that make up the consortium may also decide that the consortium should assume functions in other complementary matters, without affecting the functions stated above.