Palmetto stepped into the MARTA fray and voted Monday night not to extend the MARTA contract until a more equitable funding solution is found.

Fulton County Commission Chairman Mike Kenn has grabbed headlines in recent months by speaking out against what he calls an inequity in funding the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Kenn considers the transit company to be a regional system that is being paid for only by Fulton and DeKalb taxpayers.

Palmetto officials agreed with Kenn Monday and passed two resolutions to offer their support.

The first resolution calls for denying MARTA's request to extend its contract to 2050 with the city of Atlanta, Fulton and DeKalb counties.

The resolution calls for funding to be shared by the state and all local municipalities in the metropolitan region. Currently, $196 million in Fulton sales tax is being paid to MARTA.

The main issue in the second resolution passed concerns restructuring the MARTA board. Currently, the board contains representatives from areas such as Clayton County that do not have MARTA and are not paying for maintaining the system.

Fulton County and Palmetto officials want the General Assembly next year to limit the board to only those governments that are paying for the rapid transit system.