About Sound Transit's Board of Directors
Regional transit authorities are required by state legislation to be governed by a Board of Directors made up of local elected officials and the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The Sound Transit Board of Directors is the authority's governing body. The Board establishes policy, provides direction, and performs oversight.
Who Serves on the Sound Transit Board
Sound Transit is governed by an 18-member Board of Directors; 17 members are local elected officials, and the 18th member is the Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary. Local elected officials include mayors, city council members, county executives, and county council members from within the Sound Transit District. Currently, the Sound Transit Board includes three members from Snohomish County, ten from King County, four from Pierce County, and the State Transportation Department secretary.
Complete List of Board Members
Board Appointments
The county executive in each of the participating counties appoints members from that county. The respective county councils confirm the appointments. By state law, appointments must include an elected city official representing the largest city in the participating county and proportional representation from other cities and unincorporated areas. To help assure coordination between local and regional transit plans, half of the appointments in each county must be elected officials who serve on the local transit agency governing authority.
Board Officers
The officers of the Board include a chair and two vice chairs. The officers are elected by the Board, must be from separate counties, and serve two-year terms. The Chair is a voting member.
Board Meetings
The Board and its committees conduct work in open, regularly scheduled meetings. The meetings are structured in a way to allow for public comment. Meeting agendas and related materials are available in advance of the meetings.
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The Sound Transit Board holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Regular meetings are held from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the Ruth Fisher Board Room at Union Station. Additional meetings are held as needed.
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Committees of the Board
The Board established the following permanent committees to perform responsibilities as assigned by the Board: Executive Committee, Finance Committee, and Central Link Oversight Committee. In addition, the Audit and Reporting Subcommittee oversees Sound Transit's financial audit function and the Transit Operations Task Force has been set up to frame upcoming Board policy discussions related to operations.