Member Association Council

Council members are voted in on a biannual basis with terms extending from February to November.

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

The Members Association Council will meet monthly as well as planning and hosting the End of the Year Sounders FC Business Meeting.

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

A select number of 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 term will last from February 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.

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.

Nomination procedures

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

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

Each Member may nominate one (1) person to Council per season. You will not be allowed to nominate multiple Council members in a given season. In addition, you may only submit one nomination per prospective Council member.

A season will be considered the period between February and November in a calendar year.