CALL for nominations and ELECT a Chair and Vice Chair of the Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee, for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2023.  

The Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee's Chair and Vice Chair terms of service expire on December 31, 2022. This report calls for the nominations and election of a Chair and Vice Chair to serve effective January 2023 for a two-year term. 

In accordance with the Policies & Project Descriptions for the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan, a Citizens Oversight Committee representing a diverse range of community interests was formed within 6 months of voter approval of Measure X in November 2016.  Members of the committee were appointed to serve by the Transportation Agency's Board of Directors on March 22, 2017 and the following month the Board approved the Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee Bylaws which govern the committee. The Committee meets about four times per year to receive project and program updates and review the audit of the agencies receiving Measure X funds. 

The Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee was formed in order to oversee and provide feedback on the Transportation Agency's implementation of the Transportation Safety and Investment Plan. The Oversight Committee's purpose is to be an additional layer of accountability so that the public is assured that the Transportation Agency, the County of Monterey and the participating cities are operating consistent with the terms of the Ordinance. 

The Committee's duties as defined in the Policies & Project Descriptions for the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan are as follows:

• Conduct independent audits to assure that funds are being expended in accordance with requirements of the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan;
• Review and make recommendations on any proposed changes to the plan, prior to the Transportation Agency Board consideration;
• Prepare annual reports regarding the administration of the program, to be presented to the Transportation Agency Board of Directors and available for public review.

On November 6, 2020, members of the Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee members elected Barbara Meister as Chair and Paula Getzelman as Vice Chair of the oversight committee for a two-year term. The terms of service for the Chair and Vice Chair expire on December 31, 2022. As a result, this action item calls for the nomination and the election of a Chair and Vice Chair of the Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee to serve effective January 2023 for a two-year term.