"The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to form a citizen oversight committee to ensure that $330 million in Measure A revenue will be spent as advertised. County leaders last year vowed Measure A would help California's second largest public hospital system alleviate strain from massive federal spending cuts under President Donald Trump. "(The citizen oversight committee is) a way to validate and ensure that we did what we said we would do," County Executive James Williams said at the meeting."
"The committee will comprise eight seats. Each of the five supervisors will appoint members for five of the seats, with final approval by the full board. Supervisors will appoint members for two other seats on a rotating basis. Newly elected County Assessor Neysa Fligor, who was sworn in Monday, will also serve on the committee as a non-voting member. Supervisors' appointments will be guided by a specific set of backgrounds sought by the county."
County supervisors voted unanimously to form a citizen oversight committee to ensure $330 million in Measure A revenue is spent as advertised to support local public hospitals. County leaders pledged Measure A would help the public hospital system alleviate strain from massive federal spending cuts. County Executive James Williams described the committee as a way to validate and ensure commitments were met. The committee will have eight seats with appointments by the five supervisors and two rotating appointments, plus a non-voting assessor member. Appointees must represent specific backgrounds, including health care professionals, auditors or CPAs, health care advocates, civic organizations, organized labor, and business. Supervisors will be randomly assigned categories and the board will provide final approval.
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