PURPOSE

Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) is enacted by a California law requiring oversight of public school bonds. The CBOC is charged with reviewing the spending of Bond funds and reporting its findings to the general public. Committee members who represent a variety of interests are appointed by the Governing Board to two-year terms. Meetings are open to the general public. Meeting agendas and minutes are posted on this website. The CBOC is required to follow the Brown Act.

The purpose of this committee is to inform the public concerning the expenditure of bond revenues. To fulfill this responsibility, the oversight committee is expressly required “to actively review and report on the proper expenditure of taxpayers’ money for school construction” and to “verify that the funds are being spent only for authorized purposes.” The oversight committee must promptly alert the public to any waste or improper expenditure of bond revenue.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBOC

• Determine whether a district is spending the bond monies for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, or the acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities.
• Advise the public as to whether a district is spending the bond monies for the purposes specified above and not for any other purpose, including teacher and administrator salaries and other school operating expenses.
• Determine whether a district is spending the bond monies for the specific school facilities projects listed in the bond measure information given to the public prior to the vote.
• Receive and review copies of an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the funds have been expended only on the specific projects listed.
• Receive and review copies of an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds until all those proceeds have been expended for the school facilities projects (listed in the bond measure).
   

WHO IS CBOC

• One member active in a business organization representing the business community located within the district.
• One member active in a senior citizens’ organization.
• One member active in a bona fide taxpayer’s organization.
• One member who is the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district: and
• One member who is both a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district and active in a parent-teacher organization.

An employee or official of the school district or community college district shall not be appointed to the committee. A vendor, contractor, or consultant of the school district or community college district shall not be appointed to the citizens’ oversight committee.

SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST

Please use this link to submit your interest in joining the committee. We will reach out to you with more information.

MEETINGS AND MINUTES

Our committee does not have any scheduled meetings for the 2025-26 school year at this time. Please visit back soon.

ABOUT OUR BONDS

Currently, the property owners in the Wright Elementary School District will see bonds from 1992, 2012, and 2024 on their property taxes. The 1992 and 2012 bonds have already been used on our facilities, and as such, there is no longer a committee overseeing these funds. The most recent Measure X on the 2024 ballot passed, providing the District with much-needed funds to use on facilities. Click here for more about school bonds in Sonoma County.