To promote transparency with respect to Measure S and provide assurance to taxpayers as to the membership of the Measure S Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee prior to the election, the Board of Education made the Committee appointments at their meeting on September 8, 2016:
- Patricia Buttress, Bona Fide Tax Payers’ Association
- Nicol Jones, Representative at Large
- Diana Fascenelli, Representative at Large
- Kimberly Buchan, Parent-Teacher Organization Representative
- Mrunal Shah, Parent Representative
- Daniel R. Slater, Business Organization Representative
- William Utter, Senior Citizens’ Organization Representative
Citizens’ Oversight Committees are required to have at least seven members, including a member active in a business organization representing the business community located within the District, a member active in a senior citizens’ organization, a member active in a bona fide taxpayers’ organization, a member that is a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the District, and a member that is both a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the District and active in a parent-teacher organization. No employee, vendor, contractor, consultant or official of the District can be a member of the Citizens’ Oversight Committee.