Locunity/Palm Springs, CA·Other

A nine-member citizen oversight commission created by City Council ordinance (PSMC Chapter 2.59) to oversee and monitor all expenditures and audits of Measure J funds — a 1% local sales and use tax approved by Palm Springs voters in November 2011 — and to make recommendations to the City Council on the use of those funds as part of the City's budget process. The commission also evaluates and prioritizes community-initiated project applications for Measure J funding.