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Bond counsel briefs Sequoia CBOC on Measure W duties as committee reviews high‑cost projects and reporting plan
Summary
Bond counsel told the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee that Measure W (Nov. 2022) authorizes up to $591.5 million in bonds and that the committee's duty is to confirm bond proceeds are spent only on projects in the bond project list; members pressed staff on high estimates for athletic and wellness projects and set a plan to draft an inaugural annual report.
Bond counsel Sean Mick told the Sequoia Union High District Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee on Wednesday that Measure W, approved by voters in November 2022, authorized the district to issue up to $591.5 million in general obligation bonds and that the committee's role is to ensure those proceeds are spent only on eligible projects.
"Measure W passed in November of 2022," Mick said, and he summarized the legal framework that underpins the committee's duties, including Proposition 39's accountability provisions and the requirement that the committee review expenditures against the bond project list adopted in the 2022 resolution.
The presentation and subsequent discussion focused on three practical points: how the district sequences and funds projects, what counts as a capital (bond‑eligible) expense, and how the committee will produce its first annual report. Mick emphasized that the bond project…
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