Member Association Council

Council members are voted in on an annual basis with terms extending from March to November (in year one, council members will be voted in 2008 with terms extending through November of 2009).

Members interested in participating on Council must receive a minimum of 25 votes from other Members of the Association.

The Members Association Council will meet two times per year in addition to the annual all members meeting held at the conclusion of each season.

Each Council member will serve as a liaison between members and the ownership group.

Five (5) Council members will also be chosen by ownership to serve on the Sounders FC Advisory Board – a board made up of ownership, technical staff, corporate partners, and members of the soccer community. Advisory board meetings will take place on a quarterly basis with the annual meeting serving as the 4th quarter Advisory Board meeting.

Council member responsibilities

Attend Two Meetings Per Term
Members of the membership council will be required to attend two meetings per term. The first year's term will last from Summer 2008 to November of 2009. In subsequent years terms will run from March to November of the calendar year.

Attend Annual Meeting
Council members will be required to attend the annual meeting at the conclusion of each season. This annual meeting will be hosted by minority owner Drew Carey.

Represent Other Members
Serve as the mouthpiece for other members, fans and match attendees. Council members will be responsible for gathering comments, suggestions and criticisms from Members and present them to the ownership.

Report To Ownership
Report to the ownership on the pulse of the Members Association.

Be In-Tune
Be tuned into the match-day enviroment in your seating section.

Moderate
Serve as moderators in Members Only forums and chat room that will be integrated into the new designed Sounders FC website. Council members will be responsible to report inappropriate content to Sounders FC management.

Desire
Have a desire to see the Members Association succeed and become - the cornerstone of other sports teams wanting to see Members have a more pronounced voice.

Voting procedures

Prospective Council members can only be voted on by Members of the Association.

Members wishing to vote a fellow member onto Council will send the person’s name to Sounders FC. 25 votes must be received for the prospective Council member to be ‘elected’ to Council.

Each Member may vote only one person to Council. You will not be allowed to vote for multiple Council members. In addition, you may only send one vote (email) per prospective Council member.