On November 8, 2016, Alameda voters approved Measure B1, with 74.25% voting yes. This parcel tax will generate approximately $12 million until it sunsets in 2025. It extended the former Measure A (passed in 2011).

 

On March 3, 2020, Alameda voters approved Measure A, with 67.1% voting yes. This parcel tax will generate approximately $10 million per year until it sunsets in 2025.

 

To ensure public accountability and fiscal transparency, both measures provide for an Oversight Committee to "review District compliance with the terms of this Measure."  In October 2020, the Board of Education approved combining the two oversight committees into one, unified “Parcel Tax Oversight Committee” to streamline review of and reporting on the district’s overall parcel tax program.

 

During the 2023-24 parcel tax program, the Committee met with AUSD staff four times in public meetings to review the District's compliance with the terms of Measure B1 and Measure A.  All meetings of the Committee were open to the public and complied with open meeting laws as set forth under the Brown Act. Agendas were posted at least 72 hours before each meeting.

 

This item is a presentation of the AUSD Parcel Tax Program Annual Staff and Oversight Committee Reports for 2023-24 fiscal year.