Appointee of the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, nominated by the Southwest Corridor Subcommittee
Credit: Metro
About James Butts
James Butts has 44 years of public safety and municipal government experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from California State University at LA and a Masters Degree in Business from California Polytechnic University at Pomona. He served 19 years in the Inglewood Police Department rising to the rank of Deputy Chief. In 1991 Butts was appointed to serve as Chief of Police for the City of Santa Monica where he served 15 years and was the first African American and youngest person to earn that rank in Santa Monica. In 2006, he was appointed as an Assistant General Manager of the Los Angeles World Airport system, where he oversaw Public Safety and Counterterrorism. He took LAX to a number 1 security ranking nationwide by the TSA in 2009. On January 11, 2011, James T. Butts, Jr., was elected as the City of Inglewood’s 12th mayor. In less than 5 years his strategic leadership and operational expertise catapulted the City national prominence as home to MSG and the LA Rams. In 2014 Mayor Butts was reelected receiving 83% of the votes cast – the highest margin of victory in Inglewood electoral history.
Board Reports
Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which James Butts belongs
2024-1112 - MEASURE M INDEPENDENT TAXPAYER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SELECTION Approved
APPROVE the following nominees for the Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (MMITOC): A. Jesse Soto, the recommended nominee for area of expertise B, municipal/public finance ...
2024-1133 - METRO BIKE SHARE PROGRAM Withdrawn
WITHDRAWN: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD a firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS124715000 to Lyft Bikes and Scooters, LLC to provide the Metro Bike Share (MBS) program ...
5/22/2025 - WITHDRAWN
Advertising Arroyo Verdugo subregion Bicycling Bikeshare Program Operating And Maintenance (Project) Board approved Contract Budget Budgeting Central Los Angeles subregion City of Los Angeles Contractors Contracts Disadvantaged business enterprises Grant Aid Holly J. Mitchell Maintenance Metro Bike Share Metro Vision 2028 Plan Micromobility Vehicles Motion / Motion Response Off peak periods Olympic games Operations and Maintenance Outreach Partnerships Pasadena Payment Plan Policy Port of Los Angeles Procurement Program Ridership Rolling stock Safety San Fernando Valley subregion Shared mobility South Bay Cities subregion Strategic planning Transfers Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative Vehicle sharing Westside Cities subregion2025-0183 - FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) PROPOSED BUDGET Approved
CONSIDER: A. ADOPTING the proposed FY26 Budget as presented in the budget document (provided in a separate transmittal and posted on metro.net <https://www.metro.net/about/financebudget/>); ...
5/22/2025 - APPROVED
7th Street/Metro Center Station Accessibility Agreements Alignment Audit Board approved a Motion Budget Budgeting Bus rapid transit Capital Project Cleaning Cleanliness (Graffiti Abatement) Debt Disadvantaged business enterprises Employee benefits Funding plan Heating, cooling and ventilation equipment Light rail transit Location 99 Los Angeles Union Station Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail E Line Motion / Motion Response Non-revenue Vehicle Acquisition Non-revenue Vehicles Outreach Policy Project Project delivery Public Hearing Rail Fleet Services Regional transportation Resolution Rolling stock Safety Safety and security Small Business Enterprise Strategic planning Subsidies Tariffs Transit Community Public Safety Department Transit Homeless Action Plan Transit safety Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 32025-0216 - HI-RAIL BUCKET UTILITY TRUCKS Approved
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award the firm fixed-price Contract No. DR127482000 to Los Angeles Truck Center (DBA Velocity Truck Centers), the lowest responsive and responsible bidder ...
2025-0226 - P3010 LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE HIGH-SPEED CIRCUIT BREAKER OVERHAUL SERVICES Approved
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed price Contract No. OP123944000 to Toyo Denki Railway Services, LLC., in the amount of $2,721,997.50 to transport, inspect, overhaul, ...
5/22/2025 - APPROVED
Budgeting Capital Project Capital Project Funds Contractors Contracts Federal Transit Administration Firm Fixed Price Contract Heating, cooling and ventilation equipment High speed rail Light rail vehicles Procurement Project Protection Rail Fleet Services Rolling stock Safety State Of Good Repair Strategic planning Testing Trucking Vehicle design