and Madison Counties in Illinois appoint five commissioners. All commissioners must be resident voters of their respective state and must reside within the Bi-State Metropolitan District. Each term is for five years and each serves without compensation. Missouri commissioners Rose Windmiller – Chair Vernal Brown – Secretary Nate K. Johnson – Commissioner Fred P. Pestello – Commissioner Sam Gladney – Commissioner Illinois commissioners Justin Zimmerman – Vice Chair Herbert Simmons – Treasurer Irma Golliday – Commissioner Derrick Cox – Commissioner Terry Beach – Commissioner Funding Collectively, St. Louis County and St. Louis City (St. Louis City is an independent city not associated with St. Louis County) contribute 1% in sales tax to Metro, while St. Clair County in Illinois contributes 3/4% in sales tax to Metro. Transit services MetroBus Since 1963, Bi-State Development has continuously provided bus service in the Greater St. Louis Region. BSD currently operates 57 fixed bus routes in Missouri and 20 fixed bus routes in Illinois. Additional special bus service is offered in Illinois for all St. Louis Cardinals home baseball games and the Muny Opera. Bus services on the Illinois side of the river are supplemented by Madison County Transit. In September 2019, Bi-State development restructured all Missouri MetroBus routes in the Metro Reimagined project for increased frequency on central services, but faced local criticism for cutting services. MetroLink Since 1993, Bi-State Development has provided Light rail service in the Greater St. Louis Region. The MetroLink system covers 38 miles from Lambert International Airport in Missouri to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. In addition the Cross County extension, which opened in 2006, covers 8 miles from Forest Park south to Shrewsbury, Missouri. The overall alignment serves St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis in Missouri and St. Clair County in Illinois. The system has no road-running sections, differing itself from modern Streetcar systems. The system currently consists of two lines, Red Line and Blue Line which runs through Downtown St. Louis with 73.3 kilometers (46 miles) of track. The system features 38 stations and carries an average of 67,684 people each weekday (FY 2007). Metro Call-A-Ride Since FY 1987, Call-A-Ride has provided alternative transportation to residents who have limited access to MetroBus or MetroLink service and/or disabled residents who are unable to use these services. Another important function of the Call-A-Ride organization is scheduling and dispatching paratransit vehicles operated by other members of