Public Meetings

To ensure all those within our communities have an opportunity to understand the decisions we make at COTA and provide input, we conduct a number of meetings throughout the year and encourage the public to attend. These include:

• Board of Trustees Meetings
• Special Selection Committee Meetings
• Fare Policy Meetings
• Service Change Meetings
• Other meetings as needed

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will host two public comment meetings to discuss proposed service changes that will begin May 1, 2023. COTA customers and community members can learn about the changes and provide feedback during these sessions.

When:
Interested parties can attend one of two meetings, held at the following times:

• Thursday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 31 at noon

How to attend:
Due to COTA’s system outage, we ask customers and community members to attend in person.

COTA Headquarters
33 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215

All interested people are encouraged to join and participate. For more information, please call COTA Customer Service at (614) 228-1776.

When do service changes take place?
COTA makes changes to its service three times a year, typically on the first Monday of January, May and September. This includes schedule adjustments to improve travel times and modify service, as well as construction-related route changes.

Meeting Schedule

Select “Upcoming” for a schedule of upcoming public meetings. To view meeting minutes or recordings (if available) for previous meetings, select “Past.” Use the filter feature to look at meetings by their type.

All MeetingsPerformance Monitoring/Audit CommitteeStrategic and Operational Planning CommitteeExternal Stakeholder Relations CommitteeGovernance CommitteeService ChangeBoard of Trustees

Learn More About Our Board Meetings & Archives

Customers and community members are also encouraged to provide feedback in real time by contacting our Customer Care team.

Obtaining Copies of Our Meeting Records

COTA offers a variety of meeting minutes on this website. We also adhere to the state’s Public Records Act.

In accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, COTA deems public records as any documents, device or item, regardless of physical form or characteristic, created or received by or coming under the jurisdiction of any public office of the state or its political subdivisions, which serves to document the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or other activities of the office.

Anyone who requests records must identify the records requested with sufficient clarity to allow the public office to identify, retrieve and review the records.

A copy of COTA’s Public Records Policy is available upon request. You may submit a request by emailing PublicRecords@cota.com or calling 614-275-5800. Please visit our Codes & Policies page to learn more.