Washington State Transit Association

“The membership of the board shall consist of the chief transit administrator, or designee, of each of the member agencies. The executive director of wsta is an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the board.”

“Each member organization appoints an individual to represent the organization on the board.”

“Form 990 is reviewed by the executive director. Copies of the form 990 are distributed and reviewed by the board.”

“All board members, officers, and staff are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest as they arise. Whenver such individuals are suspected of not disclosing potential conflicts, they are referred to the governing board which takes appropriate action.”

“Tghe executive director's salary is approved by the board.”

“The board reviews all salaries and raises.”

“Such documents are provided upon request coming to the office”

“To promote and enhance public transit for the citizens of washington. Wsta advocates for state legislation beneficial to public transit, fosters the professional growth and development of transit professionals, and provides outreach and education about public transportation on benalf of our members.”

“Appropriate consitent with the wsta mission and vision.”

“Related to public transportation. Occasionally, wsta provides legislative updates to members regarding issues at the federal level and may prepare comment letters on behalf of members. Wsta also collaborates with other partners to provide outreach and education on the benefits of public transportatiuon. This work includes development of informational documents, responses to questions, drafting of articles and/or news releases for the press, and coordinating with other groups including grass roots organizations and various business groups. In recent years, this work has been closely tied to discussions about a possible statewide transportaation funding package.”