To: Board of Directors
From: Internal Operations Committee
Report Title: Establishment of the Measure O Committee and Approve committee bylaws and ethics policy
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ESTABLISH the Measure O Committee and APPROVE its composition, bylaws, and ethics policy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
In 2016, Measure O, a supplemental revenue initiative for the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District (RHFPD) was successfully passed by the residents of that Fire District, i.e., City of Hercules, unincorporated Town of Rodeo and surrounding unincorporated areas ("RHFPD Area") (see Attachment A). The supplemental revenue provided approximately $2.725M in additional funding to the district for FY 24-25.
The ordinance (Attachment A) to establish the supplemental revenues included a requirement that the RHFPD establish a 2016 Special Tax Funding Replacement Measure Independent Oversight Committee ("Measure O Committee"). The Measure O Committee shall actively review and publicly report on the collection and proper expenditure of the taxpayers' monies within the RHFPD Area alone, in accordance with the stated purposes of the Measure O Parcel Tax as detailed in Section 4 of the Ordinance enacted by Measure O:
The proceeds of the special tax funding replacement measure imposed by this ordinance shall be placed in a special account or fund to be used solely for any lawful purpose permissible to Fire Districts pursuant to California Health and Safety Code ?13800 et seq., including but not limited to enhancing the level of fire prevention, emergency fire protection and paramedic response services through increasing staffing levels to operate and maintain the [RHFPD's] fire stations, maintaining and when necessary replacing fire protection and lifesaving equipment and apparatus to optimal levels of function and performance, and to fund capital improvements.
RHFPD established...
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