Redlands Municipal Code Ch. 2.72 Measure T (2020) Advisory Committee

There is hereby established a citizens' Measure T (2020) advisory committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the city council for the purpose of providing independent advisory review of the proposed expenditure of revenues generated by the city's transactions and use tax. For purposes of this chapter and its implementation, the committee established by this chapter may be commonly referred to as the "Measure T Advisory" or "Measure T Oversight" committee, with no distinction for legal purposes or otherwise. (Ord. 2916, 2020)

A. The citizens' Measure T (2020) advisory committee shall consist of seven (7) members. Two (2) members shall represent the city’s employee bargaining units and shall each serve for a one (1) year term until his or her successor is appointed. Three (3) members shall each initially serve a four (4) year term, and two (2) members shall each initially serve a two (2) year term; and thereafter, each member shall serve for a staggered four (4) year term until his or her successor is appointed.

B. The five (5) citizen members of the committee shall each be selected from one (1) council district, and be appointed by the council member of that corresponding district, with the approval of the city council. One (1) member of the committee shall represent the public safety employee bargaining units, rotating each fiscal year between police and fire, and appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. One (1) member of the committee shall represent the remaining non-public safety employee bargaining units, rotating each fiscal year between the five (5) non-public safety employee bargaining units, and appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council.

C. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by appointment as set forth above for the unexpired portion of the term. No person representing a council district shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms unless appointed to an additional term by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the city council. The committee members shall serve without compensation, shall each be a resident of the city with the exception of the two (2) members representing the city's employee bargaining units, and shall be neither a member of any other standing commission, board or committee of the city nor an employee thereof. Any member of the committee may be removed from the committee prior to the end of his or her term by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the city council. (Ord. 2923, 2021; Ord. 2916, 2020)

Any committee member who is absent from any three (3) consecutive meetings of the committee, unless excused from such attendance by consent of the committee expressed by action of record in its minutes, shall automatically forfeit his or her office as a member of the committee. The vacancy so created shall be filled pursuant to section 2.72.020 of this chapter. (Ord. 2916, 2020)

A. The committee shall annually elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson and there is no prohibition to the number of terms a member may serve in either capacity. The committee shall keep records of all of its proceedings and actions. All meetings of the committee shall be publicly noticed and held in accordance with law. Four (4) members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

B. The city manager, or his or her designee, shall provide the committee with technical assistance and shall provide administrative assistance in support of its purpose and sufficient resources to publicize the conclusions of the committee, including any periodic reports to the city council. (Ord. 2916, 2020)

The committee shall advise the city council regarding the use of transactions and use tax revenue, according to the priorities set forth in each fiscal year adopted budget. The duties of the committee shall include the following:

A. Review, on an annual basis, the city's expenditure of revenues received from the one percent (1%) transactions and use tax imposed by Measure T (2020);

B. Act in an advisory capacity to the city council in all other policy matters pertaining to Measure T (2020) funds;

C. Present an annual written report to the city council, which shall include a summary of the committee's proceedings and activities during the most recent review period. The annual written report shall also include, but not be limited to, a response to the following questions:

1. Does the current audited financial information reflect that Measure T (2020) revenue was collected and appropriately spent in accordance with the city's corresponding fiscal year budget plan?

2. Does the city's most recently adopted general fund budget promote and maintain the city's core services, including public safety? (Ord. 2916, 2020)