Organic structure

The structure of the Consortium is constituted by the following bodies:

The Presidency of the Consortium consists of a president and a vice president. Currently, these positions are held by:

• President: Hon. Mrs. Rocío Díaz Jiménez Minister of Development, Territorial Articulation, and Housing of the Junta de Andalucía (President)
• Vice President: Mr. Ignacio Manuel Flores Berenguer, Seville City Council.

The President of the Consortium has the following powers according to Article 12 of the Statutes:

• Chair meetings of the Board of Directors and any other collegiate bodies of the Consortium that may be established based on its management needs.
• Legally represent the Consortium in acts, agreements, and contracts in which it is involved, as well as before all types of entities, public or private individuals, authorities, courts, and tribunals, granting the mandates and powers that are necessary.
• Ensure strict compliance with the provisions of the Statutes, agreements adopted by the Board of Directors, and generally the legal norms applicable in each case.
• In urgent cases, exercise the necessary judicial and administrative actions to defend the rights of the Consortium, informing the Board of Directors at its next meeting.
• Authorize and arrange routine expenses included in the Budget up to the maximum limit determined in the Budget Execution Bases for each year. Accept grants, reporting to the Board of Directors.
• Recognize and settle obligations and order payments.
• Approve transfers and the generation of credits in the amounts determined by the Board of Directors.
• Approve the Budget's settlement and the incorporation of carryovers.
• Call meetings of the Board of Directors, set the agenda, chair them, and guide discussions.
• Inspect the Consortium's services and exercise high administrative leadership.
• Authorize, with approval, the minutes of meetings, certifications, and accounts and property inventories.
• In addition to the aforementioned, and as long as they don't oppose these and aren't attributed to other bodies by the current Statutes, assume the powers that Local Legislation attributes, at any given time, to the Mayor.

The Vice President has the following powers:

• The Vice President will replace the President or their substitute in all their functions in cases of absence, illness, or any situation that prevents them from performing their duties.
• Likewise, the Vice President will assume the powers of the Presidency that are expressly delegated to him by the President, whether temporarily or permanently.

The Board of Directors is the supreme collegiate body that governs and directs the Consortium and establishes its operational guidelines, in accordance with the shared will of the affiliated entities. It is composed of representatives from all the affiliated entities, distributed as follows:

• Two representatives from the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, including the Presidency.
• Two representatives from the Seville City Council, including the 1st Vice Presidency.
• One person representing each of the other municipalities, appointed by the corresponding Mayoralty, who must be a councilman or councilwoman from the municipality.
• The Presidency of the Provincial Delegation of Seville or a Deputy designated by said Presidency.

Those who hold the Presidency and Vice Presidencies of the Consortium will act as the Presidency and Vice Presidencies of the Board of Directors.

The person who holds the General Secretary of the Consortium will act as Secretary, with voice but without a vote.

The Director or Managing Director of the Consortium will attend the Board of Directors' sessions with voice but without a vote, as will individuals or representatives of other public or private institutions who, in the President's opinion, should be consulted on a specific matter. A representative from the State Administration may be summoned to the Board of Directors' sessions, who will participate with voice but without a vote

The responsibilities of the Board of Directors, according to Article 15 of the Statutes, are as follows:

• To govern and oversee all of the Consortium's services.
• To initially approve and propose to the affiliated administrations modifications to the Consortium's Statutes and contributions of its members. In any case, when modifying the Statutes affects the responsibilities of any affiliated administration, its explicit consent will be required.
• To approve the incorporation of new members into the Consortium, as well as their departure, and to determine their contributions, establishing the conditions for such incorporation and separation.
• To approve the expansion of the Consortium's powers within the objectives defined in Article 3 of these Statutes, after approval from the affiliated administrations, without prejudice to Article 44.1 of these Statutes.
• To approve the proposal to dissolve the Consortium.
• To approve the Consortium's annual budget, and the action, investment, and financing plans, as well as transportation planning or infrastructure creation plans.
• To approve the Consortium's final account statement.
• To approve the proposed annual budget of the Consortium and the plans and programs to be developed according to its applicable regulations, as well as transportation planning or infrastructure creation plans.
• To approve the annual accounts as required by current legislation.
• To approve the organizational structure of the Consortium's services based on management needs.
• To hire and dismiss the Managing Director, and to determine the conditions of their services, proposed by the President in accordance with the rules and requirements set by the supervising administration.
• To approve the staff roster and the list of job positions, as well as the procedures for filling these positions in accordance with current legislation.
• To grant concessions and authorizations for private use or special use of public assets, as well as the transfers of usage rights for the provision of public services.
• To decide on the direct or indirect management of services, including their concessions.
• To approve contracts with transportation service providers and any agreements necessary to fulfill its objectives.
• To act as the contracting body in cases specified in Article 30.
• To authorize and make expenses and payments within the budget limits.
• To approve the operating regulations of the Consortium's various services.
• To propose the establishment of taxes, public prices, and special contributions.
• To approve, modify, or review the Geographical Tariff System as well as applicable rates.
• To set, modify, and review the rates of indirectly managed public services.
• To receive, take over, and administer the Consortium's assets, as well as those from legacies or donations.
• To purchase and sell all types of movable and immovable property following the asset regulations of the administration to which the Consortium belongs.
• To approve the exercise of all administrative and judicial actions.
• To determine the head office and establish, modify, or eliminate branches, offices, and delegations.

The Board of Directors can grant special powers for specific cases without any limitations on the number of people.

The Executive Committee was created within the Board of Directors for more agile management. It consists of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and 7 members (with voice and vote), as well as the Managing Director and the General Secretary of the Consortium (with voice but without vote).

The Executive Committee is made up of the following titular and alternate representatives:

Competences delegated to the Executive Committee by the Board of Directors:

1. Approve the organizational structure of the Consortium's services based on management needs derived from the goals set for achieving the Consortium's purposes.
2. Approve the staff roster and the list of job positions, and the job provision procedures in accordance with current legislation.
3. Grant concessions and authorizations for private use or special use of public assets assigned to it, as well as the transfers of use of these assets needed for providing public services it manages.
4. Decide on the direct or indirect management of the services it is to provide, including granting them.
5. Approve contracts with service providers for passenger transport and all agreements necessary to achieve its objectives.
6. Act as the contracting authority in the cases determined in article 30.
7. Authorize and allocate expenses and payments within the budgetary limits set in the Annual Budget Execution Bases.
8. Approve the operational regulations for the different services of the Consortium.
9. Propose the establishment of fees, public prices, and special contributions.
10. Approval, modification, or review of the Geographical Tariff Framework as well as applicable rates and those managed by the Consortium or indirectly managed by it.
11. Set, modify, and review the tariffs of public services indirectly managed.
12. Receive, take over, and manage, with the limitations established by current legislation, the Consortium's assets, as well as those from bequests or donations.
13. Acquire and dispose of all types of movable and immovable property with the requirements and prior authorizations specified in the asset regulations of the Administration to which the Consortium is attached.
14. Approve the exercise of all types of administrative and legal actions.
15. Approve budget modifications that are the responsibility of the Board of Directors, in accordance with the Annual Budget Execution Bases, as well as the declaration of non-availability of credits.

The regime for adopting agreements in the Executive Committee follows the same weighted voting system as the Board of Directors, but considering that the Municipalities integrated into the Committee have, in addition to their own percentage of votes, the corresponding percentage of non-integrated Municipalities that delegated their vote to them.

The Management is responsible for the management and administration of the Consortium, following the guidelines established by the Board of Directors or, in its absence, the Executive Committee.

The management is headed by a managing director, appointed by the Board of Directors upon the proposal of its President.

Currently, the managing director of the Consortium is Mr. Juan Carlos García Argenté, as agreed upon by the Board of Directors on December 17, 2020.

Pursuant to the agreement adopted by the Executive Committee at its regular meeting held on March 30, 2005, the Technical Committee and the Social Participation Committee were created as collaborative and consultative bodies within the Management.

The Director-General of the Consortium presides over both committees, with the Director of General Services serving as the Secretary.

Technical Committee

Composed in equal parts by representatives of the most prominent unions, the most representative business association in the metropolitan area, and the Technical Director of the Consortium. Its members are:

• Mr. Ángel Díaz Vázquez (FANDABUS) 
• Mr. Santiago Robles Sánchez (FANDABUS) 
• Mr. Antonio Rafael Muñoz López  (UGT) 
• Mr. Ángel Terroba Gómez (C.C.O.O) 
• Mr. Marcos A. García Ojeda (CTAS)

Social Participation Committee

Comprised of representatives from consumer and user associations, neighborhood associations, cyclist associations, pedestrian associations, environmentalists, entities representing people with reduced mobility, and the Director of User Service and Quality. Its members include:

• Mr. José Antonio Estrada Sanchez (UCS) 
• Mr. Manuel Guerrero Castro (FACUA) 
• Mr. Juan José Lara Ortiz (FAMS-COCEMFE Sevilla) 
• Mr. Antonio Guisado Gómez (FEDERACIÓN PROVINCIAL DE ASOCIACIONES DE VECINOS) 
• Mr. Francisco Manuel García Ferrán (ASOCIACIÓN CICLISTA A CONTRAMANO) 
• Mr. Eduardo Gutiérrez González (ECOLOGISTAS EN ACCIÓN DE SEVILLA, FEDERACIÓN PROVINCIAL) 
• Mr. Francisco Javier Ramos Rojas (CTAS)

The Consortium has its own staff, who are governed by current labor legislation. It may also have personnel from the entities and administrations that are part of it, through collaboration or assignment agreements that are agreed upon in each case.