During the March 2020 election, Sacramento City USD voters
approved Measure H, the District’s $750 million bond
proposal, to provide safe, environmentally adaptable, modern
schools and playfields through an equitable framework. Please
refer to the
Board Resolution and Bond Project List for more information
on Measure H.
After a bond measure is approved by voters, the SCUSD Board of
Education is legally required to appoint a Citizens’ Bond
Oversight Committee (CBOC). The statutes governing the
CBOC are set forth in Education Code Sections
15278,
15280 and
15282.
This committee will consist of dedicated volunteers who will
actively review the spending of bond funds by the school district
and report their findings to the Board of Education and the
public. This purpose of a CBOC is derived from the provisions of
Prop
39 that specify the need to ensure accountability in the
spending of funds prudently as directed by citizens of the
community.
More specifically, the CBOC’s six key roles and
responsibilities are to:
- Review and report on the proper
expenditure of the taxpayers’ money for school construction.
- Advise the public as to whether the
District is in compliance with the requirements of Prop 39.
- Convene to provide oversight for:
- Ensuring that bond revenues are
only expended for the construction, reconstruction,
rehabilitation or replacement of school facilities, including the
furnishing and equipping of school facilities, or the acquisition
or lease of real property for school facilities as approved by
the voters and as identified in the District’s school facilities
project list prepared for Measure H; and
- Ensuring that no bond revenues are
expended for any teacher or administrative salaries or other
school operating expenses.
- Conduct open meetings which comply
with the requirements of the
Ralph M. Brown Act, including notice provisions which are
the same as those followed by the Board of Trustees of the
District.
- Issue regular reports on the
results of its activities, and issue a report at least once per
year; and
- Make all documents and reports
available to the public via the internet website of the District.
The CBOC may engage in any of the following activities:
- Receive and review copies of the annual, independent
performance audit conducted to ensure that bond revenues
have been expended only on the specific projects listed in
Measure H.
- Receive and review copies of the annual, independent
financial audit of the bond revenues from Measure H.
- Inspect school facilities and grounds to ensure that the
bond revenues are expended in compliance with the requirements of
paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIII A
of the California Constitution.
- Review efforts by the District to maximize bond revenues by
implementing cost-saving measures.
The CBOC shall consist of at least seven members and shall
include the following:
- A member active in the local
business community
- A member active in a senior
citizens’ organization
- A member active in a bona-fide
taxpayers’ association
- A member who is a parent/guardian
of a child enrolled in the District
- A member who is a parent/guardian
of a child enrolled in the District and is active in a
parent/teacher organization such as the parent teacher
association or a school site council
- A member active in a labor
organization
- A member active in a
community-based organization
NOTE: No employee, board member, vendor, contractor or consultant
of the District can be appointed to the CBOC.
The District is accepting
applications for CBOC membership on a rolling basis
at this time. All applications will be reviewed for appropriate
qualifications, and recommendations will be submitted
to the Board of Education for approval.