Press Release

Community Asked to Weigh in on Potential Sales Tax Measure

03/03/2009

Citizen Blue Ribbon Budget Committee to Hold Four Meetings in Month of March

Contact: City Clerk Mabi Plisky, 805-658-4787
Anne Hallock, 805-658-4739

A Citizen Blue Ribbon Budget Committee will hold four community meetings during the month of March for the purpose of taking public testimony and making a recommendation to the Ventura City Council as to whether or not a sales tax measure should be placed on the ballot. Interested community members are asked to attend these meetings to participate in the public testimony process.

Four meetings will be held on each Wednesday in the month of March: March 4, 11, 18, and 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ventura Unified School District - Christa McAuliffe Room, 255 W. Stanley Avenue.

The committee, members of which were appointed by the City Council, will also provide a recommendation as to when the measure should be placed on the ballot if it is pursued, and how the revenue generated by the measure should be spent. The committee will present their report to the City Council in April 2009.

The members are Susan Cook (Chair), Michael W. Case (Vice Chair), Robert J. Alviani, Robert W. Berry, Thomas H. Crozier, Kathleen Diermier, Jill Fioravanti, Jim Friedman, Angie Hecht, Janie King, Edward J. Lacey, Robert L. McCord, Faye McDonald, Rosa Lee Measures, and Sandy Smith.

Members of the public are invited to attend the meetings and/or submit comments for the committee to cityclerk@cityofventura.net.

For more information, please contact City Clerk Mabi Covarrubias Plisky at 805-658-4787.

This release can be found on the City of Ventura’s website at www.cityofventura.net. ###