To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Proposed revisions to the Measure X Community Advisory Board Bylaws and direction on future Measure X needs assessments
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER adoption of proposed revisions to the Measure X Community Advisory Board Bylaws and PROVIDE DIRECTION on future Measure X related needs assessments and unallocated balances.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Administrative action with no specific fiscal impact at this time.
BACKGROUND:
On November 3, 2020, voters in Contra Costa County approved Measure X, a Countywide, 20-year, half-cent sales tax. The ballot measure's stated intent for Measure X was "to keep Contra Costa's regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers; provide timely fire and emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services; protect vulnerable populations; and for other essential county services." Collection of the tax began on April 1, 2021, with $488.5M in actual revenue received through June 2025. Measure X lifetime allocations through FY25-26 total $631.8M, encompassing 62 projects and fully budgeting all prior revenues and surpluses, including a 1.97% cost of living adjustment for the current fiscal year. There are currently no remaining balances from Measure X available to allocate, and the associated revenue growth for the next few years is unlikely to keep up with the increasing costs for existing service levels.
Measure X Community Advisory Board Formation
On February 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a 17-member (+10 alternates) Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB), with bylaws modeled after the County's Community Corrections Partnership and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council. The original responsibilities of the MXCAB were: 1) to oversee an annual assessment of community needs, focusing primarily on ...
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