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Board adopts Measure X advisory‑board bylaw changes over community objections

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors · July 8, 2025
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Summary

Supervisors approved revisions to the Measure X Community Advisory Board bylaws — reducing membership, formalizing a CAO‑coordinated analytic needs assessment cycle, and requiring disclosure forms — despite sustained public criticism and a 3–2 vote.

The Board of Supervisors voted to revise bylaws for the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MiX CAB), adopting changes the County Administrator’s Office said reflect a new phase of Measure X implementation. The changes were contentious: several current and former MiX CAB members, community advocates and CBOs said the revisions would reduce community oversight and limit the board’s ability to drive needs‑assessment and impact evaluation work.

Adam Nguyen, County Finance Director, presented the proposed revisions: move from an annual to a three‑year needs‑assessment cycle with a more analytical consultant‑led process in the third year; reduce total…

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