24-016 - Tukwila et al - South County Area Transportation Board Agreement

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scheduling, agendas and rooms; collecting, administering and disbursing Board dues; providing Board meeting support to the chair and vice chair; attending Board meetings; and preparing Board meeting summaries. 6.0 Financing and Cost Sharing Guidelines 6.1 Yearly Dues: The South County Area Transportation Board members shall pay a minimum of $100.00 per full voting representatives in annual dues to remain members in good standing. The Lead Agency will bill annually at the end of each year, and dues are to be paid within ninety days after receipt of the invoice. Members not in good standing shall lose voting rights until the required dues are paid. Additional dues above $100.00, and any dues required by limited or non-voting members, will be determined by the South County Area Transportation Board as prescribed in the operating procedures. Revenue from dues shall be used for special events, public education, or other expenses authorized by the South County Area Transportation Board. The designated Lead Agency shall not be required to pay yearly dues. 6.2 Annual Review of Financing: The South County Area Transportation Board shall determine by June 30 of each year whether additional annual dues above $100.00 per voting representatives will be required of the South County Area Transportation Board member jurisdictions for the following year. 6.3 Additional financial contributions: If additional financial contributions beyond an increase in dues are determined to be necessary, costs shall be shared among all voting members, with an option for King County to recuse itself from further financial obligations. Recused members may not vote on determining the additional financial contribution or uses for the additional funds. 6.4 Modification to Agreement Required: If additional funds are determined to be necessary, a modification to this agreement specifying cost-sharing, purpose, scope of work, administration, collection and disbursement of funds and other details is required in order to obligate a member jurisdiction to funding participation. 7.0 Withdrawal of a Party from this Agreement Each party, for its convenience and without cause or for any reason whatsoever, may withdraw from participation in this Agreement by providing written notice, sent certified mail, return receipt required, to the chair of the South County Area Transportation Board at least thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date of the withdrawal. A withdrawing party shall not be entitled to a refund of any payments to the South County Area Transportation Board and shall pay any dues required to be paid under this Agreement for costs which had been obligated prior to the effective date of the withdrawal. All obligations other than dues cease upon withdrawal. Each party's funding to perform its obligations under the Agreement, beyond the current appropriation year, is conditional upon appropriation by the party's governing body of sufficient funds. Should such an appropriation not be approved for a future year, a party may exercise its right to withdraw from the Agreement. 8.0 Duration This Agreement shall take effect upon being duly adopted by the governing bodies of all parties and executed by the authorized representatives of all parties. This Agreement shall remain in effect until December 31, 2023, provided that unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 9.0, this 4