With the passage of Measure HH – Essential City Services, City Council has approved a resolution establishing the Measure HH – Essential City Services Oversight Committee, setting purpose, scope of responsibility, composition, structure and other related items at the February 21, 2017, City Council Meeting.
Committee Purpose: The purpose of the Measure HH Oversight Committee will be to review, at a policy level, the City’s annual audited financial statement; mid-year budget report and proposed annual general fund operating budget in regards to the receipt and expenditure of the fiscal year’s one-cent transactions and use (sales) tax (Measure HH – Essential City Services) revenue in relation to the City’s adopted “Responsible Spending Pledge”. The committee will communicate its findings to the public and the City Council twice a year for the first three years then annually.
Committee Composition: The Committee shall consist of five members, at least one member must actively represent the business community representing a business located within Fountain Valley; at least one member must be an active senior resident (age 65 or older); at least one member must have voted for Measure HH; at least one member must have voted against Measure HH; the fifth member will be a community member at-large; and one alternate. All members must be at least 18 years of age and reside within the State of California and be residents of the City of Fountain Valley. All members shall be registered voters.
Committee Member Terms of Office: Staff recommends that member’s hold annual staggered terms of three years. This will make the Committee easier to administer because it will fall into the City’s usual annual committee recruitment process. The initial set of terms will be less than the normal term in order to get into alternating expiring terms. All subsequent terms will be for three years until the Committee disbands in June 2038.
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First Term
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Future Terms – 3 years
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Member Slots*
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Appointment
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Expiration
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Appointment
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Expiration
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A, Alternate
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April 2017
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December 2017
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January 2018
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December 2020
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B & C
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April 2017
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December 2018
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January 2019
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December 2021
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D & E
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April 2017
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December 2019
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January 2020
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December 2022
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*The initial member slots will be determined by random drawing at the time the City Council selects the committee members.
Committee Appointments: The Committee shall be appointed through the normal Commission / Committee Appointments City Council Policy. There will be a supplemental questionnaire for Measure HH Oversight Committee applicants. The power to make determinations as to appointments, attendance, removal and vacancies on the Oversight Committee is expressly reserved by the City Council. This process will make the Committee easier to administer because it will fall into the City’s usual committee recruitment process.
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Process
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Dates
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Application Period:
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February 22, 2017 from 8 a.m. to March 10, 2017 at 5 p.m.
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Council Review/Interviews:
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Week of March 13, 2017
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City Council Appointments:
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City Council Meeting; March 21, 2017
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