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Santa Paula council approves Measure R oversight committee guidelines, clarifies membership and meeting frequency
Summary
The Santa Paula City Council approved bylaws for a five-member Measure R oversight committee with amendments clarifying membership (one member per district) and that the committee may meet “as needed” to fulfill duties; applicants have until April 7 to apply.
The Santa Paula City Council unanimously approved guidelines on March 19 creating a five‑member oversight committee to review spending from Measure R, the local transaction-and-use tax voters approved to fund street and infrastructure work.
Council action clarified the committee’s composition and meeting rules after public commenters urged more frequent meetings. The council amended the draft to specify the committee “shall consist of five members, one member from each district,” and added wording that the committee may meet as needed — including in the fall for an audit and in the spring following publication of the proposed budget — so it is not limited to only two meetings a year.
The change to composition removed a drafting error in the published document that could…
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