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IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES 8. Approval of a Comprehensive Updated Plan: period of seven years from the first year of In order to adopt a comprehensive updated revenue collection(up to December 31,2019)to expenditure plan, the Alameda County receive environmental clearance approvals and Transportation Commission will appoint an to have a full funding plan for each project. Expenditure Plan Update Advisory Committee, Project sponsors may appeal to the Alameda CTC representing the diverse interests of Alameda Commissioners for one-year time extensions. County residents,businesses and community organizations to assist in updating the plan.The 11. Timely Use of Funds:Jurisdictions receiving meetings of this committee will be publicly funds for transit operations,on-going road noticed,and the committee will be responsible maintenance,services for seniors and disabled, for developing a public process for soliciting and bicycle and pedestrian safety projects and input into the comprehensive plan update. programs must expend the funds expeditiously A recommendation for the adoption of the and report annually on the expenditure,their updated expenditure plan shall require a two- benefits and future planned expenditures.These thirds vote of the Alameda CTC Commissioners reports will be made available to the public at the and shall be taken back to the local jurisdictions beginning of each calendar year. including the cities,Alameda County and transit agencies for review and comment.The 12. Annual Budget and Strategic Plan: Each year, comprehensive plan update will appear on a the Alameda CTC adopts an annual budget that general election ballot in Alameda County for projects the expected sales tax receipts,other approval by the voters,requiring a majority vote. anticipated funds and planned expenditures for administration, programs and projects.The All meetings at which a comprehensive plan Alameda CTC will also prepare an annual update is considered will be conducted in Strategic Plan which will identify the priority for accordance with all public meeting laws and projects and dates for project implementation public notice requirements and will be done to based on project readiness,ability to generate allow for maximum public input into the leveraged funds and other relevant criteria.Both development of updating the plan. the budget and the Strategic Plan will be adopted at a public meeting of the Alameda CTC TAXPAYER SAFEGUARDS,AUDITS AND Commissioners. ACCOUNTABILITY 13. Commitments from Fund Recipients:All Accountability is of utmost importance in delivering recipients of funds allocated in this expenditure public investments with public dollars.The Alameda plan will be required to sign a Master Funding CTC is committed to transparency and accountability Agreement,detailing their roles and as a public agency along with its many jurisdictional responsibilities in spending sales tax funds and partners and there are many measures built into this including local hiring requirements.Funding measure to ensure voter accountability in agreements will include performance and expenditure of funds. accountability measures.In addition, fund recipients will conduct an annual audit to ensure 9. Annual Audits and Independent Watchdog that funds are managed and spent according to Committee Review:Transportation sales tax the requirements of this expenditure plan. expenditures are subject to an annual independent audit and review by an 14. Capital Improvement Program Updates: Project Independent Watchdog Committee.The descriptions will be detailed and fully defined for Watchdog Committee will prepare an annual inclusion in the Alameda CTC Capital report on spending and progress in Improvement Program which will be updated implementing the plan that will be published and every two years,and which will provide for distributed throughout Alameda County. geographic equity in overall funding allocations. All allocations will be made through a public 10. Strict Project Deadlines:To ensure that the process. projects promised in this plan can be completed in a timely manner,each project will be given a • •