PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 06/20/16
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CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE INDEPENDENT CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2015 FOR MEASURE Q AND MEASURE K TRANSACTION & USE SALES TAX
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Receive and File Report by Minute Action
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Budget Spending Controls (All) and Increase Financial Transparency (Finance) are adopted policy items under the FY 2015-17 Council Priority Workplan, effective July 1, 2015.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA as a budget or financing mechanism pursuant to 14 Cal. Code of Regulations section 15378(b).
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Ordinance 2012-005 adopted by San Pablo voters for the Measure Q Sales Tax Measure on June 5, 2012 and Ordinance 2014-007 adopted by San Pablo voters for the Measure K Sales Tax Measure on June 3, 2014, the City Council appointed representatives of San Pablo businesses and residents to serve on a Citizens' Oversight Committee (Committee) to monitor and review each measure respectively. The five-member Committee includes the appointed citizens, as follows:
* Leonard McNeil, Chair
* Dave Alvarado, Vice-Chair
* Prospero "Pete" Dito
* 2 vacant seats
As required by each ordinance, the Committee scheduled an annual public meeting on June 8, 2016 to select a Chair and Vice Chair for the Committee, and then reviewed the necessary reports. The reports are as follows:
Measure Q and Measure K
* Independent Accountant's Report: The City engaged its independent auditor, Maze & Associates, to review and report on the collection, management and expenditure of revenues collected by each measure for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. In February 2016, the firm finalized each measure's separate report, which describes their findings as it relates to the agreed upon procedures for each respective sales tax measure (see Attachments A and ...
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