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School Procurement Guide

West County Transportation Agency

  • Associate Member
West County Transportation Agency

West County Transportation Agency, (WCTA), is a local public agency, joint exercise of power created on June 27, 1988 pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the California Government Code and a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) by and among 17 local school districts within the County of Sonoma. We are governed by a board that is composed of a representative of each of our member school districts. We provide all of the pupil transportation service for these member school districts and act as their transportation department. Our Agency’s goal is to provide quality service at the most reasonable cost to its member school districts by: Using cooperative routing, bell time coordination, bus parking and maintenance locations and other logistic elements to maximize bus usage and minimize duplication or inefficiency. To include, pursuing economies of scale and competitive bidding, purchasing goods and services at the most reasonable cost.

CONTACT: Chad Barksdale
Tel: (707) 206-9988
Email: cbarksdale@schoolbusing.org

Associate Member Conference Attendance Policy

Purpose To ensure a fair and consistent experience for all participants at CASBO conferences and to maintain the value of sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities for associate members.

Policy Statement Associate Members who are not exhibiting or sponsoring at a CASBO conference are not permitted to attend the event as regular attendees.

Details

  • Conference attendance for Associate Members is considered a benefit tied to active participation as an exhibitor or sponsor.
  • Only Associate Member firms with a confirmed exhibit booth or paid sponsorship are eligible to register representatives for conference access.
  • Associate Members without an exhibit or sponsorship may not:
    • Purchase or obtain standard attendee registrations
    • Access sessions, meals, networking events, or the exhibit hall
    • Attend on behalf of or in partnership with another exhibiting or sponsoring organization
  • This policy ensures equitable opportunities for participating partners and protects the value of conference engagement offerings.

Exceptions Any exceptions to this policy must be reviewed and approved in advance by CASBO leadership.

Enforcement CASBO reserves the right to:

  • Deny registration requests that do not meet the eligibility requirements
  • Remove individuals from the event who attend in violation of this policy
  • Revoke or limit membership privileges for repeated violations