Resolution No. 3744, adopted by the Port of Seattle Commission on January 30, 2018, amends the commission's bylaws by removing the requirement that the Commission Vice President serve as chair of the Audit Committee. It also updates the bylaws to clarify that the audit committee directly oversees the internal audit director's performance and that the audit committee chair contributes to the chief financial officer's performance review of that director.

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Resolution No. 3744 amends the Port of Seattle Commission Bylaws (Resolution No. 3742) by repealing the provision designating the Commission Vice President as chair of the Audit Committee, and by amending Article II, Section 8 to clarify the audit committee’s role in overseeing the internal audit director’s performance. The resolution was adopted at a public meeting on January 30, 2018, and signed by all five commissioners.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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