Guidelines set for citizens committee

-- Danette Goulet

NEWPORT-MESA -- The Newport-Mesa Unified school board laid the groundwork

Tuesday night for an oversight committee that would ensure that the funds

raised to repair the district’s schools are spent properly.

Although no official decisions have been made, instructions were given to

district staff to draw up a model based on criteria determined by board

members.

The committee will be multitiered, with a district-based citizens review

panel consisting of 25 members and project review committees of five,

seven or nine members at each school site.

After extensive discussion, board members came up with a possible

shopping list of the types of citizens they would like to see appointed.

Board members agreed to initiate the appointment process now, as opposed

to waiting until after a bond election.

The model, including all the specifics, will be compiled by district

staff and presented again at the Feb. 22 study session for further

discussion.

No action will be taken by the board before the special board meeting on

Feb. 29.