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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
Item No. 6.E.
For Meeting of: March 21, 2017
ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing appointment of the Yakima Transit Manager
or the designee to the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool
Board of Directors and the Public Works Director or the designee
as the alternate to the Board
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Schafer, Public Works Director
Alvie Maxey, Transit Manager
Bronson Faul, SeniorAssistant City Attorney
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City of Yakima is a member of the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTI P) and
thereby required to designate one board director and at least one alternate for representation on
the WSTI P Board of Directors. The current appointed board member is the Yakima Transit
Manager and the current alternate is the Public Works Director.
In order to meet the City's requirements for membership to WSTI P, and to provide scheduling
and flexibility for City staff, it is in the best interest of the City of Yakima to allow the Transit
Manager and Public Works Director to assign a designee to serve on the WSTI P Board of
Directors.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FORcl*�
SUBMITTAL: City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
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ATTACHMENTS:
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Resolution - WS-flP board member designation 3/212017 Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. R -2017-
A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to
appoint the Yakima Transit Manager or the Yakima Transit Manager's
designee to the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool Board of
Directors and the Public Works Director or the Public Works Director's
designee as the alternate to the Board.
WHEREAS, City of Yakima in Resolution No. R-2005-127 entered into an interlocal
agreement becoming a member of the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP); and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima is required to designate one board director and at least
one alternate for representation on the WSTIP Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, the current appointed board member is the Yakima Transit Manager and
the current alternate is the Public Works Director; and
WHEREAS, for scheduling and flexibility, the City Council desires to allow the Transit
Manager and Public Works Director to designate, on a long term basis, another to serve on the
WSTIP Board of Directors; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to appoint the Transit Manager or
the Transit Manager's designee to the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool Board of
Directors and the Public Works Director or the Public Works Director's designee as the alternate
to the Board.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21St day of March, 2017.
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Kathy Coffey, Mayor