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The following is a summary of independent news coverage and editorial commentary regarding oversight of Measure M2 (OC Go) transportation sales-tax funds. Quotes are reproduced verbatim from the original publications and are provided for public reference.
Orange County's Measure M2 could use more oversight
The Register's editorial board sided with expanded oversight, noting that M2 promised voters independent accountability and regular audits, and citing Auditor-Controller Andrew Hamilton's concerns that spending wasn't sufficiently audited.
How much oversight is too much? We tend toward more is better. Oversight
In OCTA's own summary, M2 guaranteed 'Voters approve major changes,' an 'Independent taxpayer oversight committee' and 'Regular audits of all expenditures.' Independence Oversight (single quotations are directly from Measure M)
…OC Auditor Controller Andrew Hamilton has 'raised serious questions,' claiming not enough of the spending has been audited. He is asking for a special compliance audit. Oversight
Just last year, Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu resigned and pled guilty to federal corruption charges. He also sat on the OCTA Board. OC Supervisor Andrew Do, currently an OCTA Board [member], is a walking conflict of interest. Independence
Let's just make sure everything is OK. Oversight
As with anything, what's wrong with another pair of eyes? Oversight — John Moorlach, former OC Treasurer, County Supervisor, and OCTA Board member
Santana: OC Transit Officials Want to Gut Oversight on Local Road Taxes
Santana's column reported OCTA's move to strip the Auditor-Controller's independent certification from Measure M2 — a change proposed after Auditor-Controller Andrew Hamilton spent a year pressing for more thorough auditing and became the first Auditor-Controller to require a compliance audit before signing off.
Orange County transit officials are gearing up to gut oversight and transparency protections for roughly half a billion dollars after the county Auditor's office raised serious concerns about a lack of independent auditing over spending. Independence Oversight
It's one that will now include a closer independent look at OCTA's actual spending of these taxpayer funds for consistency with the measure as opposed to the general financial audit currently done. Independence
Hamilton's action may prompt the first independent deep look of its kind in more than 30 years since Orange County voters first authorized a half-cent sales tax on themselves in 1990… Independence
It even raises a standard of 'tough questions' and reviews that 'independently certify' that 'transportation dollars have been spent strictly according to the Renewed Measure M Investment Plan.' Independence Oversight (single quotations are directly from Measure M)
We should not be taking away oversight… We should be expanding oversight. Oversight — an OC Supervisor
New compliance audit for OC Go sales tax funds welcome news for taxpayers
Auditor-Controller Andrew Hamilton's op-ed announcing the OCTA Board's unanimous vote to fund his request for a compliance audit of Measure M2 spending — a win for transparency and independent oversight achieved collaboratively with the Board, TOC, and OCTA staff.
This compliance audit will allow me and the TOC to annually certify voter mandates are met with confidence by relying on an outside auditor's opinion. Independence
…this compliance audit… provides the kind of transparency you should expect when literally billions of taxpayer dollars are being spent. Oversight
I am dedicated to my commitment to serving the County of Orange and its taxpayers seriously. Independence
…a portion of funds raised by the sales tax are dedicated for this very type of auditing expenditure. Oversight
Quotations are excerpted verbatim from the cited publications and remain the property of their respective publishers. Reproduced here for public informational purposes.