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San Rafael oversight panel signs off on audited finances, discusses expiring library tax and Safe Team funding
Summary
San Rafael’s tax oversight committee reviewed finalized audited results (no audit adjustments), discussed the upcoming vote timeline for the expiring library parcel tax and options to sustain the Safe Team, and approved its annual report with recommended bylaw clarifications for tracking tax receipts and expenditures.
The San Rafael Tax Oversight Committee on Dec. 11 reviewed audited fiscal-year results for several voter-approved tax measures and approved its annual committee report, while discussing how the city should track and present spending tied to those measures.
Staff told the committee the audit produced no corrections to the numbers members reviewed in October. “We didn't have any audit corrections,” said S2, the staff finance representative presenting the materials. Committee members then discussed several voter-approved measures, how revenues are tracked and when any renewal measures would need to be placed on the ballot.
Resident Ken Dickinson urged clear public reporting and plain-language explanations of how tax dollars are spent. “When residents vote to approve a tax, they're really placing trust in the city,” Dickinson…
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