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Town Council appoints Derek Soderstrom to local sales tax oversight committee
Summary
The council unanimously appointed Derek Soderstrom to the Local Sales Tax Oversight Committee (Measure K advisory body) for a three‑year term following councilmember comments endorsing his finance experience.
The Moraga Town Council unanimously appointed Derek Soderstrom to the Local Sales Tax Oversight Committee on May 14 to fill an open volunteer seat.
Staff noted there was a single applicant. Council members praised Soderstrom’s background; Councilmember Lisa (last name not recorded in transcript) said Soderstrom “has 40 years of finance and accounting experience” and that he is “more than qualified to do so.” The committee oversees the town’s Measure K revenues — the local one‑cent sales tax the voters approved in 2012 for roads and related expenditures.
Council members said the committee’s role is to maintain transparency and public confidence in the use of the Measure K funds, which have funded road work and improved the town’s pavement condition index over the past decade. The nomination was moved and seconded and the council voted aye to appoint Soderstrom to a full three‑year term.
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Sources: Staff briefing; council comments and roll call vote.
