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Contra Costa Measure X advisory board reviews Board allocations, debates needs assessment and consultant role
Summary
The Measure X Community Advisory Board reviewed Board of Supervisors direction to allocate remaining Measure X surplus and debated hiring a consultant to lead a needs assessment and evaluation; members agreed to refine an indicators memo and seek a study session with the Board. (Quoted speakers: Jessica Shepherd, Melvin Willis, Denisha Marsh.)
The Measure X Community Advisory Board on the evening under review discussed Board of Supervisors instructions to allocate roughly $1,470,000 of remaining Measure X revenue and debated how much of that funding should support a needs assessment and evaluation versus direct services.
Jessica Shepherd, deputy county administrator, summarized the Board’s allocations, saying the board budgeted "about $1,470,000" in remaining surplus and listing line items the county planned to advance: "$400,000 to expand services to Black males for phase 1 of the African American wellness and resource hub, $2,250,000 for a Measure X needs assessment and evaluation, $200,000 to expand parent peer support services, $200,000 to expand family navigator services, just over $221,000 for food insecurity, and $200,000 for mental health for AAPI." Shepherd said the CAO’s office presented the table at the Board meeting on June 10.
Several advisory board members pushed back on the scope and cost of a consultant‑led…
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