VACANCY ON COLLEGE DISTRICT'S CITIZENS BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

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June 15, 2009 (El Cajon) – A community member who is active in a senior citizen’s organization is sought to fill a vacancy on the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District’s Proposition R Citizens Bond Oversight Committee.

A form to apply or to nominate a member for appointment by the governing board is posted at http://www.gcccd.edu under “Construction News.” Forms are to be submitted to the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Chancellor’s Office by July 10, 2009. Members of the community who are interested are invited to call the CBOC office at (619) 644-7762 for further information.

The vacancy on the 11-member committee is due to the retirement of Lu-Gray Hill, who has completed two consecutive terms of two years each.

CBOC members must reside within the boundaries of the college district, which encompasses an area of 1,138 square miles from the eastern edge of the city of San Diego to Imperial County to the east and the Mexican border to the south.

The next meeting of the CBOC will be at Grossmont College, Griffin Gate, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon. The meeting notice with the confirmed date, time, agenda and other materials for CBOC consideration will be posted on the Web site at www.gcccd.edu under “Construction News” prior to the meeting.

The public is welcome, and anyone interested is serving on the CBOC is particularly encouraged to attend.

“It is very important to have representation from all segments of the community,” said GCCCD Governing Board President Bill Garrett, a former member of the CBOC prior to his election to the governing board. “After all, the voters who supported the bond measure and the taxpayers who have funded all of the projects play an important role in ensuring that the District implements the bond measure as promised.”

“We appreciate the dedication to community service shown by the representatives,” said Chancellor Cindy L. Miles. “The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District CBOC is well-known for its service as an excellent model for other CBOC regionally and throughout the state.”

The CBOC is charged with ensuring that revenues from Proposition R, the $207 million general obligation bond measure for college facilities, will be spent as promised to voters in 2002.

The committee’s role is to review and report on district spending of taxpayers’ money for the Proposition R projects and to provide a public accounting of the district’s compliance with all legal requirements.

Proposition R was approved by 60 percent of the East County electorate in response to the overcrowding and widespread repair needs at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges at a time of decreasing state support. One of the provisions of Proposition R was the appointment of an independent oversight committee. As specified by the governing board, the committee includes students and college foundation representatives, community members with expertise in construction, procurement and finance; and representatives from business, senior and taxpayer organizations.


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