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Measure M Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee

Independent Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee

Background

 

The Independent Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee (“COC”), a committee of community leaders, for the implementation of the Measure M bond. 

Voters residing within the Lompoc Unified School District approved a $160 million dollar general obligation bond measure, Measure M, on the November 5, 2024 ballot. Measure M authorizes funding for needed repairs, upgrades, and new construction projects to the District’s schools and facilities. 

State law requires that the LUSD’s Board of Trustees appoint a COC, composed of at least seven members meeting Prop 9 representation criteria, to work with the District on a bond authorized under Proposition 39. In accordance with Education Code Section 15278(b), the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee shall: 

  • Inform the public concerning the District's expenditure of the bond proceeds
  • Review finance and performance audit reports produced by an independent firm to ensure that bond proceeds were expended only for the purposes set forth in the Measure
  • Present to the Board in public session, an annual written report outlining their activities and conclusions regarding the expenditure of bond proceeds

For more information, contact Doug Sorum, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, at sorum.doug@lusd.org.

Committee Members

 

The LUSD COC includes:

  • Martin Bender, parent/guardian of a child enrolled in LUSD
  • Lanny Ebenstein, bona fide taxpayers association representative
  • Gillian Esparza, parent/ guardian of a child enrolled in LUSD and an active member in a parent-teacher organization
  • Rick Fridrich, local business representative
  • Robert Holloway, at large representative
  • Johanna Kinard, parent/ guardian of a child enrolled in LUSD
  • Laurie Lee, at large representative
  • Ann McCarty, at large representative
  • Robert Murphy, at large representative
  • Michelle Robertson, at large representative
  • Steve Straight, senior citizen representative