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San Diego Community College District PROPOSITIONS S & N PROJECT FACT SHEET Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) The San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) is an advisory body to the District on matters related to the $1.555 billion Propositions S and N construction bond program. Under California’s Proposition 39, districts such as the SDCCD must establish citizen advisory panels to ensure complete accountability for the use of public funds, such as Proposition S, passed by San Diego taxpayers in 2002, and Proposition N, passed in 2006; both by 2:1 margins. Primary Responsibilities The Committee’s three main duties are to: Inform the public on the District’s expenditures of bond proceeds Review expenditures to ensure that proceeds are being spent for the projects approved and outlined within the propositions. Produce and present an Annual Report to summarize the Committee’s proceedings and activities within the prior year. Members are appointed to the COC by the Board of Trustees for the District, and represent many diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including business, public finance and construction management. Time Commitment The necessary time commitment involves the following: A twoyear term. Members in good standing are eligible to be reappointed to a second twoyear term. Members may not serve more than two consecutive terms. Attendance at six bimonthly meetings per year. Meetings generally take place on the second Monday of the month. Dates are identified at the start of each year, and the meetings generally run 90 minutes. Attendance at subcommittee meetings, generally 46 per year. As with our full COC meetings, the subcommittee calendar is developed at the start of the year, and meetings generally run 6090 minutes. The meeting calendar is available at bit.ly/coc20112012. San Diego Community College District • 3375 Camino Del Rio South • San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: 619.338.6546 • Fax: 619.338.6509 • http://public.sdccdpropsn.com/Pages/sdccd.aspx About Propositions S and N Propositions S and N is a $1.555 billion construction bond program providing for new, stateoftheart instructional and career training facilities; major renovations; student and public safety enhancements; parking facilities and campuswide infrastructure projects at City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges, and six Continuing Education campuses located throughout San Diego. As part of the District’s Green Building Policy, all new construction projects and major renovations are designed to obtain the highest possible certification from the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. SDCCD is proud to have been awarded Standard and Poor’s bond performance rating of AA+; the highest possible rating and the highest of any community college in California. SDCCD has also been awarded a perfect score of 100% for bond performance from the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Learn more at http://public.sdccdpropsn.com/Pages/sdccd.aspx.

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The SDCCD Citizens’ Oversight Committee (C.O.C.) is an advisory body to the District on matters related to the Propositions S & N construction bond program implementation as required by California’s Proposition 39, which mandates that citizen advisory panels be established to assure accountability for the use of public funds.

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San Diego Community College District

PROPOSITIONS S & N PROJECT FACT SHEET 

Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC)

The San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) is an advisory body to the 

District on matters related to the $1.555 billion Propositions S  and N construction bond program.  Under California’s 

Proposition 39, districts such as the SDCCD must establish citizen advisory panels to ensure complete accountability for 

the use of public funds, such as Proposition S, passed by San Diego taxpayers in 2002, and Proposition N, passed in 

2006; both by 2:1 margins.

Primary Responsibilities

The Committee’s three main duties are to:

• Inform the public on the District’s expenditures of bond proceeds 

• Review expenditures to ensure that proceeds are being spent for the 

projects approved and outlined within the propositions.

• Produce and present an Annual Report to summarize the Committee’s 

proceedings and activities within the prior year.

Members are appointed to the COC by the Board of Trustees for the District, 

and represent many diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including 

business, public finance and construction management.  

Time Commitment

The necessary time commitment involves the following:

• A two‐year term.  Members in good standing are eligible to be 

reappointed to a second two‐year term.  Members may not serve more 

than two consecutive terms.

• Attendance at six bi‐monthly meetings per year.  Meetings generally 

take place on the second Monday of the  month.  Dates are identified at 

the start of each year, and the meetings generally run 90 minutes.

• Attendance at sub‐committee meetings, generally 4‐6 per year.  As with 

our full COC meetings, the sub‐committee calendar is developed at the 

start of the year, and meetings generally run 60‐90 minutes. The 

meeting calendar is available at bit.ly/coc20112012.

San Diego Community College District • 3375 Camino Del Rio South • San Diego, CA 92108Phone: 619.338.6546 •  Fax: 619.338.6509 • http://public.sdccdprops‐n.com/Pages/sdccd.aspx

About Propositions S and N

Propositions S and N is a $1.555 billion construction bond program providing for new, state‐of‐the‐art instructional and 

career training facilities; major renovations; student and public safety enhancements; parking facilities and campus‐

wide infrastructure projects at City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges, and six Continuing Education campuses located 

throughout San Diego. As part of the District’s Green Building Policy, all new construction projects and major 

renovations are designed to obtain the highest possible certification from the United States Green Building Council’s 

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. SDCCD is proud to have been awarded Standard and 

Poor’s bond performance rating of AA+; the highest possible rating and the highest of any community college in 

California. SDCCD has also been awarded a perfect score of 100% for bond performance from the San Diego 

County Taxpayers Association. Learn more at http://public.sdccdprops‐n.com/Pages/sdccd.aspx.