The MTA is governed by a 21-member board representing the 5 boroughs of New York City, each of the counties in its New York State service area, and worker and rider interest groups. Of these, there are 14 voting members, broken down into 13 board members who cast individual votes, 4 board members who cast a single collective vote, and 6 group representatives who do not vote. The chairman position was split off of the existing CEO position in 2017. However, the Chairman and CEO positions were merged back into one position in 2019 when Foye was appointed.