ATTACHMENT A

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGES

DISTRICT CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Role of the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee. As provided in Education Code Section 15278, the role of the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee is to inform the public concerning the District’s expenditure of revenues received from the sale of bonds authorized by the voters on April 10, 2001. In particular, the Committee will provide oversight ensuring that:

1.   bond revenues are expended only for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of college facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of college facilities, or the acquisition or lease of real property for college facilities; and

2.   no bond revenues are expended for any teacher or administrative salaries or other college operating expenses.

To carry out its role, the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee may:

1.   receive and review copies of the annual independent performance audit conducted to ensure that the bond revenue has been expended only on the specific projects listed in the bond proposition;

2.   receive and review copies of the annual independent financial audit of the bond revenue;

3.   inspect college facilities and grounds to ensure that the bond revenue is expended in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution;

4.   receive and review copies of deferred maintenance proposals or plans developed by the District; and

5.   review efforts by the District to maximize bond revenues by implementing various cost saving measures. 

Composition of the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee. The District Citizens’ Oversight Committee will consist of fifteen members, none of whom are employees of the District, appointed as follows:

1.   One member from each of the nine College Citizens’ Committees described below, recommended by the college committee and confirmed by the Board of Trustees; and

2.   Six appointees of the Board of Trustees—

one of whom is active in a business organization representing the business community in Los Angeles;

one of whom is active in an organization representing the labor community in Los Angeles;

one of whom is active in a senior citizens’ organization;

one of whom is active in a bona fide taxpayers’ organization;

one of whom is a student who is enrolled in one of the District’s colleges and active in a college group, such as the college associated students’ organization; and

one of whom is an active member of a college advisory committee or foundation.

Meetings of the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee. To the extent required by law, all meetings of the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee will be conducted in conformance with the Ralph M. Brown Act or other applicable open meeting law.

College Citizens’ Committees. There will be a College Citizens’ Committee at each college. The role of the College Citizens’ Committee is to advise the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee regarding the District’s expenditure of bond revenues on the specific projects listed in the bond proposition that are planned for the college at which the committee is organized, and to recommend a member of the committee to serve on the District Citizens’ Oversight Committee.

Each College Citizens’ Committee will consist of at least seven but no more than fifteen members nominated by the constituent organization(s), recommended by the College President and appointed by the Board. At least one member of the committee will be active in a business organization representing the business community in the college’s service area; at least one member will be active in a senior citizens’ organization; at least one member will be active in a bona fide taxpayers’ organization; at least one member will be a student who is enrolled at the college and active in a college group, such as the college associated students’ organization; and at least one member will be an active member of a college advisory committee or the college’s foundation.

If requested by the College President, the Board may also confirm non-voting employee representatives to the College Citizens’ Committee. Any employee representative to the committee may participate in the committee’s deliberations but may not cast a vote as a committee member or otherwise participate in any similar form of formal decision-making.