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Measure G parcel tax oversight committee summarizes use of funds; committee says tax supports libraries, technology and class size
Summary
The parcel tax oversight committee reported that Measure G (approved 2016) provides parcel-based revenues for materials, technology and library staffing; the committee said the tax does not fund administrator salaries, exemptions for seniors have grown and the tax expires this year.
Shevetta Begay, a member of the district’s parcel tax oversight committee, presented the committee’s semiannual report on Measure G and offered context about Measure U, which passed in November.
Begay said Measure G was approved in 2016 as a parcel tax and currently carries a $142 assessment. She noted the tax was intended for tangible classroom resources, technology, library specialists and measures that help maintain smaller class sizes. The committee emphasized that Measure G funds are not used for administrator salaries and that the parcel-tax structure includes exemptions, with senior exemptions increasing over time.
Begay told trustees the committee meets twice a year to review expenditures and compliance and that committee members ask questions when appropriate. She also noted the committee has room for additional members and provided a brief side-by-side comparison of allocations from 2017 to the current year.
Begay commented that Measure U passed in November and that district volunteers and committee members helped with outreach; she said the community’s support was important given local “tax exhaustion” in some neighborhoods. Trustees thanked Begay for her work and noted community support in outreach and renewal efforts.
No board action was required during the presentation; trustees discussed the oversight committee’s work and the district’s continuing financial oversight.
