One of the 14 seats on Metro’s board of directors’ dais will remain empty when the board meets Thursday. The spot for the Prince George’s County alternate has been vacant since December, when the county terminated the contract of Marcell Solomon. Howard University administrator Artis Hampshire-Cowan has been nominated to fill the role but isn’t slated to be confirmed by the Maryland Senate until Friday.

The Metro board has undergone extensive turnover in the past few months, with half of the members changing guard through resignations, voluntary and involuntary.