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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve the Measures HH, OO, PP, and NN Citizens' Oversight Committee's Annual Report for 2018-19
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
In November 2014, the Measure HH half-cent sales tax was approved by more than 60% of city voters. The ballot language assured voters that Measure HH receipts would provide vital General Fund revenues supporting a range of City services, be subject to annual audits, and be reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee.
Measure HH superseded Measure Z (a quarter-cent sales tax measure approved in 2010) effective April 1, 2015. In addition, Measures OO, PP, and NN were passed by voters in November 2016. Each passed by more than 66% of voters. The measures were passed to maintain and enhance City services including:
* Public safety and emergency services.
* Code enforcement.
* Parks and infrastructure.
* Library programming for children.
BACKGROUND
On November 4, 2014, the Measure HH half-cent sales tax was approved by 65% of city voters. The ballot language provided that Measure HH would run through 2045 and that receipts would be subject to both annual audits and review by a citizen's oversight committee.
On July 6, 2015, the City Council passed the resolution creating the Measure HH Citizens Oversight Committee. The City Council defined the responsibilities and duties of the Oversight Committee to include developing an annual report covering the following:
* Amounts of revenue;
* Use of the tax revenue and the impact on City operating budgets including statement on impact of revenue in reducing amounts of cuts resulting from addressing the budget shortfall;
* Statement of expenditures funded by the Measure's revenues (Summary, Table 1);
* Impacts of the Measure on local business competitiveness and the collection of other revenues;
* Information for the public and transparency; and
* Promotion of public participation in developing a revenue s...
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