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Parcel-tax oversight committee urges clearer alignment of Measure O spending with the district budget
Summary
The district’s parcel-tax citizen oversight committee reported that 2024–25 expenditures comply with Measure O but recommended the board align parcel-tax allocation discussions with the annual budget and give volunteers guidance about an appropriate parcel-tax level given large reserves.
The Palo Alto Unified School District board on Jan. 20 heard the parcel-tax (Measure O) citizen oversight committee report that the committee ‘‘determined to the best that we can’’ that 2024–25 parcel-tax expenditures comply with the measure’s ballot language, and recommended tighter coordination between parcel-tax allocations and the district’s annual budget process.
The committee’s chair, Mr. Busan Gupta, told trustees the oversight group had reviewed expenditures, talked with auditors and district staff, and found no material noncompliance. ‘‘We have determined to the best that we can that in fact the…
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