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Soledad council considers merging and shrinking Measure Y and S oversight committees to fix quorum problems
Summary
Staff told the council that Measure Y and Measure S citizen oversight committees have struggled to obtain quorum; options discussed included merging the committees, reducing Measure S membership from nine to five, changing term limits, offering a small per-meeting stipend and improving onboarding; council asked staff to return with ordinance and procedural options.
City staff told the council that both Measure Y and Measure S oversight committees have experienced persistent quorum problems, canceled meetings and member turnover that prevented regular oversight of how voter-approved funds are spent.
"We only have two eligible members" on both committees in recent months, City Manager Megan Hunter said, describing multiple…
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