The Policies and Project Descriptions for the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan required that a Citizens Oversight Committee representing a diverse range of community interest be formed within 6 months of voter approval of Measure X. The committee's duties are to review annual audits, review project deliveries and priorities and prepare annual reports regarding the administration of the program.
After receiving nominations from bona fide organizations, the Transportation Agency's Board of Directors appointed representatives to serve on the Citizens Oversight Committee on March 22, 2017. The first Citizens Oversight Committee meeting was held on April 18, 2017. During that meeting, nominations were sought to elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the committee to serve for the remainder of 2017.
Subsequent to that meeting, the nomination and election of new officers to serve a one-year term occurs at the beginning of the Citizens Oversight Committee meeting in January of each year.
On January 15, 2018, members of the eXcellent Citizens Oversight Committee members elected Kevin Dayton to serve as Chair and Anthony Tomas Rocha to serve as Vice Chair for a one-year term.
Following his election to serve as a trustee on the Salinas Union High School District Board of Directors on November 6, 2018, Vice Chair Rocha informed Agency staff that he was resigning from the Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee. With his resignation, the Transportation Agency is actively seeking a youth candidate to serve on the committee and is accepting nominations to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Rocha's resignation.
The nominations and election of new officers to serve in 2019 will occur at the beginning of the January 2019 meeting.