INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: October 19, 2026
Subject: Recommendations for Appointment to the Measure O Committee
Submitted For: Aaron McAlister, Fire Chief
Department: Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Referral No: 26/3
Referral Name: Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter: Aaron McAlister, Fire Chief
Contact: Amcal@cccfpd.org
Referral History:
In 2016, voters passed Measure O, providing the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District (RHFPD) funding through a special per parcel tax for continued maintenance of local fire protection and emergency response within the City of Hercules, unincorporated Town of Rodeo, and surrounding unincorporated areas (RHFPD Area). The RHFPD was annexed into the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (the District) on July 1, 2025. As a result, the District is obligated to establish a 2016 Special Tax Funding Replacement Measure Independent Oversight Committee (Measure O Committee) to satisfy accountability requirements.
The Measure O Committee was established in 2026 to independently review and inform the public and the Board concerning the collection and expenditure of parcel tax revenues, assurance that revenues are expended in accordance with the intention of the voters, including that revenues are dedicated to service of the RHFPD Area, and status of any project required or authorized to be funded with these revenues. The Committee is to be composed of a minimum of three members and maximum of five members appointed by the Board. Members must be residents or property owners within the RHFPD Area and registered to vote and include at least
1. One member who is a resident or property owner in Hercules and a registered voter; and
2. One member who is a resident or property owner in Rodeo and a registered voter.
Committee members are appointed for a term of two or three years.
Referral Update:
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District opened recruitments for the initial terms on the Measure O Committee. Following receipt of applications, interviews were completed by the District and applicants were reviewed and considered by the Advisory Fire Commission.
The Advisory Fire Commission considered and recommended Tanya Little for appointment to Seat 1 at their June 8, 2026 meeting, and considered and recommended Fernando Mendoza for Seat 2 (Hercules) and Mare Brixie for Seat 3 (Rodeo) at their August 10, 2026 meeting.
At the Measure O Committee’s first meeting, members will draw lots in order to stagger the starting initial terms as follows:
1) One or Two members will serve an initial two-year term, and
2) Two or Three members will serve an initial three-year term.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Tanya Little, Fernando Mendoza, and Mare Brixie to the initial terms of the Measure O Committee, with terms beginning following Board approval and for term lengths as designated in the bylaws.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
No fiscal impact.