Positions Open on Proposition O Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee - 5/31/12

Community members are invited to apply to fill openings on the Prop O Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee.

The Sweetwater Union High School District created the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee under the rules of Proposition 39, which directs that the Board of Trustees appoint a Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee to monitor bond expenditures on Proposition O construction projects.

Proposition O was approved by voters in November 2006 to issue $644 million in general obligation bonds to fund modernization and construction of Sweetwater District school campuses and facilities.Candidates are needed to complete terms and fill upcoming vacancies for the following seats:

Committee members may not include any employee or official of the district or any vendor, contractor or consultant of the Sweetwater District.

Applications can be downloaded from the Building Prop O website.

Submit completed appliations via email or U.S. mail no later than Thursday, June 7. Applications should be sent to Sweetwater Union High School District, Human Resources Department, 1130 Fifth Ave., Chula Vista, CA 9191 by mail; by email to Vanessa.Figueroa@sweetwaterschools.org or by fax to (619) 420-6836. If you have additional questions, please call the office of Planning and Construction at (619) 691-5553.

Currently, the Prop O Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee is made up of nine seats filled by the following members:

  1. Lourdes Valdez, Business Organization Member (term ends in April)
  2. Debbie Espe, Bona Fide Taxpayer Association Member (term ends in April)
  3. Bernardo Vasquez, Parent of SUHSD Student Member
  4. VACANT, Senior Citizen Organization Member
  5. VACANT, Parent and Active in Parent-Teacher Organization Member
  6. David Butler, At-Large Member
  7. Guillermo Camarena, At-Large Member
  8. Kevin O'Neill, At-Large Member
  9. Nick Marinovich, At-Large Member