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42 • September 4 - 10, 2014 • SLO City NewsNEWSMeasure G Commissioners Sought in SLOBy Camas FrankThe City of San Luis Obispowants applicants for ajob that may or may notcome into being. Applicationsare being accepted now throughFriday, Oct. 24 for the “Citizen’sRevenue Enhancement OversightCommission.”Now hang on, committees andcommissions that San Luis ObispoCity government requests citizensto serve on can be a little confusing,especially in the area of finances.There’s the Investment OversightCommittee, which until recentlydidn’t have any members ofthe public on it but did gain anindependent member in the personof local architect and landlord SteveBarasch. It oversees the investmentof the City’s $91.5 million reservesand savings funds, and at a recentmeeting looked into the strategiesfor paying down an estimated$150 million pension nliability in coming years.Then there is thenow dissolved, “LocalRevenue MeasureAdvisory Committee.”That body issued its finalreport, “Recommendationsfor a Revenue AugmentationBallot Measure,” last February.Its majority-report conclusion,after months of data analysis onthe soon to sunset Measure Y andbenefits that the half-percent salestax did or did not have, was that theCity Council pursue another ballotmeasure substantially similar to theold one.As a result of the compromisesthat council members made amongthemselves with Measure G,a new half-percent salestax on the Nov. 2 ballot,authorization for a thirdbody was passed in July.According to theCity’s job descriptionfor the Citizen’s RevenueEnhancement OversightCommission, “a five memberAdvisory Body will review, reportand make recommendationsdirectly to the San Luis Obispo CityCouncil regarding the revenue andexpenditures of the City’s voterapprovedgeneral purpose, halfpercentsales tax.”Applicants must be residentsof the City and preference willtherefore be given to applicants withexperience in finance, budgeting,or municipal accounting. And theCommission job will only come intobeing if voters approve Measure G.And unlike many other city advisoryboards, this one will at least getpaid.Compensation is to be on par withthe Planning Commission. Eventhough the rate of pay was recentlyincreased for that body, it’s not agood incentive to quit a day job.Planning Commissioners currentlyreceive $60 per meeting with amaximum of $240 a month.Applications are available onlineat: www.slocity.org or at the CityClerk’s Office, 990 Palm St. ✤2014Concerts P laza2014 FREE LIVE MUSICFridays 5 - 8 PMin Downtown SLO’sMission PlazaFor details, contact the San Luis Obispo Downtown Association at (805) 541 - 0286 or visit www.DowntownSLO.comNo Smoking in Mission Plaza | No Pets | Food & Drink Available | No Outside Alcoholic Beverages2014Rotary Bandstand, Heritage Square Park, Arroyo GrandeConcert Sponsor:SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 @ 1:00 PMFeatured NonprofitOrganization: n:FREESLO Blues Society Welcomes theCode Blues BandRelax and enjoy free outdoor Sundaysummer concerts with food, drinks andice cream available. Bring a chair,the kids and dancing shoes!Additional information on this show’s concert sponsors, performers and participants:rabobank.com | talleyfarmsfreshharvest.com | agharvestfestival.com | www.sloblues.org