To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Bylaws for the Measure X Community Fiscal Oversight Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Measure X Community Fiscal Oversight Committee Bylaws.
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. $267.6M in actual revenue has been collected through June 30, 2023, and $348.5M has been allocated through FY23-24, encompassing 38 projects and funding areas.
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. Per the current bylaws, the main responsibilities of the MXCAB include conducting a needs assessment every three years, using the needs assessments to prioritize and make Measure X general funding recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, and providing an annual self-assessment report on MXCAB's effectiveness during the past year.
On November 8, 2022, during a discussion item providing updates on Measure X, the Board requested that staff return with recommendations for the creation of an oversight body. In response, the County Administrator's Office conducted a review of oversight structures for county sales tax measures, including the counties of Alameda, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Restoratio...
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