Spokane Transit Authority amends bylaws, gives small cities extra vote

Board to consider amendments at May 23 meeting including giving cities without a vote ex officio status

AL STOVER, Staff Reporter | Last updated Apr 30, 2015 8:0am0

The cities on the West Plains, as well as Liberty Lake and Millwood, will have more of a presence on the Spokane Transit Authority board of directors.

At a special April 23 meeting, the STA board voted 5-4 to amend one of its bylaws to change the composition of the board.

While the STA board will continue to have nine voting members as it has in the past, the amendment allows the board to have three elected officials selected by the small cities in Spokane County in a three-year continuous rotation in the following order: Liberty Lake, Medical Lake, Millwood, Cheney and Airway Heights. Prior t...