Hartnell College Committee Overseeing Bond Expenditures Elects Officers
August 29th, 2005
The community-wide committee charged with overseeing Measure H construction projects at Hartnell College recently elected officers.
The group - officially known as the Bond Oversight Committee - came into existence following the 2002 passage of Measure H - the $131 million bond measure that is helping to finance buildings and upgrades at Hartnell.
Elected committee chairperson was Harry Gamotan, president of the Service Employees International Union, Local 817 (Monterey and San Benito counties).
Named vice chairman was Juan Sanchez, chairman of the Monterey County Planning Commission.
Other members of the committee are:
Javier Aldape, senior financial manager, Fresh Express Farms;
Joey Lasnik, consultant for non-profit organizations and former president of Hartnell's board of trustees;
Karl Bisht of the Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association;
Donald K. Young, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and member of the Hartnell College Foundation.
The committee's purpose, according to chairperson Gamotan, is "to monitor the expenditure of bond reveneues." The group is also charged with ensuring that no funds are used for any teacher or administrative salaries or other school operating expenses, he said.
The committee's next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. in the board room of the Classroom/Administration Building (CAB). The public is invited to attend.
For more information, call the President's Office at (831) 755-6900.
