Apply to Join the Bond Oversight Committee
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving a four year-year term on the Measure AA Bond Oversight Committee ensuring transparency and accountability in the use of Measure AA funds. Measure AA is a $300 million general obligation bond approved in June 2014 by over two-thirds of District voters. Proceeds from bonds are used by Midpen to preserve natural open space lands, create new public access opportunities and restore the natural environment.
There are currently three vacancies on the seven-member committee. Midpen seeks individuals to serve on the Oversight Committee who are committed to transparency, accountability, and provide oversight for all Measure AA funds collected and expended. Members of the Oversight Committee MUST be residents living within Midpen’s jurisdiction, which includes parts of San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.
The Committee convenes several times a year and take the time required to thoroughly review annual Measure AA expenditures and Midpen’s Annual Audit and Accountability report. Each year, the Oversight Committee’s findings will be presented to the Board at a public meeting and will be posted on the District’s website.
Interested candidates can download an application or apply online using the link below.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on August 31, 2026.
The Measure AA Bond Oversight Committee consists of seven at-large members who reside within the District, and is essential to implementing Measure AA. The Committee is appointed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s Board of Directors pursuant to Measure AA to ensure accountability, transparency and public oversight of all funds collected and allocated under Measure AA.
The Expenditure Plan approved as part of Measure AA defines the Committee’s roles and responsibilities as follows:
- Review Plan expenditures on an annual basis to verify conformity with the Expenditure Plan.
- Review District’s Annual Audit and Annual Accountability report and present the Committee’s findings to the Board at a public meeting.
- Review any proposed amendments to the Expenditure Plan.
The Committee does not oversee any other District financial information nor does it set policy or provide input or direction on projects, budgets, work plans, or financial matters pertaining to other District funds. All actions, including decision about selecting projects for funding, will be made by the Board in public meetings. Click here for a list of upcoming meetings.
Committee Members
Term October 2024 – June 2028
Paul Betlem
Brian Cilker
Brooks Esser
Bruce Tolley
Term October 2022 - June 2026
Curtis Cole
Kit Gordon
Steven Permut
Measure AA Bond Accountability Report
The annual Measure AA Bond Accountability Report reflects MAA expenditures for the previous fiscal year. Expenditures, progress and major accomplishments within each of the 25 priority actions and project portfolios outlined in Measure AA, providing updates on project work completed within the fiscal year.
A Bond Oversight Committee (BOC) is appointed by the Midpen board of directors to ensure accountability, transparency and public oversight of all funds collected and allocated under MAA. The BOC consists of seven at-large members of the public who reside within District boundaries and review the Annual Accountability Report and expenditure plan in parallel each year, presenting findings to the board at a public meeting.