"Pomona Kids First Initiative: The Pomona Fund for Children and Youth Act"

Don’t be Fooled by the No on Measure Y Campaign which has Misrepresented this Initiative.

PART ONE - ACCOUNTABILITY

The No on Y campaign claimed in a public forum on 9/25/2024 that Measure Y lacks accountability, however:

Section 9 of the initiative lays out clear guidelines for accountability:

“The Children and Youth Fund shall be administered by staff in a newly established Department of Children and Youth, as described in section 7 and 8, within the City Manager's office. Oversight of the Children and Youth Fund shall be provided by a fifteen-member Pomona Fund for Children and Youth Accountability Board (the "Accountability Board”).”

The No on Y campaign also claimed in the same forum that the City Manager and the City Council will have no oversight for this Accountability Board, however:

The staff for the newly established Board will be housed in the City Manager’s office (Section 9). Each member of the Accountability Board will be appointed by members of the City Council. (Section 9a).

The City Council retains veto rights over the Accountability Board's recommendations. (Section 13c,d,e)

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Pomona Kids First Initiative (English)
Iniciativa de Pomona Kids First (Español)

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