An independent committee told the Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) Board of Education Thursday that its annual review of Measure O bond funds found the district had used the money in accordance with the law during the last fiscal year.
“I know it’s not always glamorous or fun, but it’s important and necessary,” Trustee Brent Lee said during the March 12 board meeting. “Not only to be in compliance with the state law, but also reassure the public that their dollars are being spent how they were intended to be spent.”
The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee is a 13-member panel required by state law to review bond spending and later present its findings to the public. Chani Beeman, the committee’s chair, said the members met four times between July 2024 and June 2025, to review the fiscal year’s expenditures and inspect facilities to ensure the spending matched…