In November 2016, 72 percent of Sonoma County voters approved Measure Y, a one-eighth of a cent sales tax to support the 14-branch Sonoma County Library system.
Measure Y Ordinance and Expenditure Plan
The funds are being used to:
- Increase hours
- Increase access
- Expand collections
- Expand programs and services
- Maintain library facilities
From early literacy programs, to improved access to historical materials; from child and teen programming, to help for veterans and job seekers; from expanded bilingual collections, to new online streaming; your sales tax pennies add up to exciting improvements at your local free public library!
As part of our commitment to transparency, the Sonoma County Library Commission appointed a diverse Measure Y Oversight Committee, volunteers like you who meet to review revenues and expenditures. The committee reports are available here:
Measure Y Oversight Committee
Sonoma County Library would like to thank the current members of the Measure Y Oversight Committee:
- Janis Brokaw, appointed by Barbara Mackenzie (Rohnert Park Library Commissioner)
- Vacant, to be appointed by Cloverdale Library Commissioner
- Sarah Glade Gurney, appointed by Fred Engbarth (Sebastopol Library Commissioner)
- Jenny Meeker, appointed by Sarah Laggos (Joint Santa Rosa City and County of Sonoma Library Commissioner)
- Barbara Hughes, appointed by Tom Haeuser (Sonoma Valley Library Commissioner)
- Evette Minor, appointed by David Cahill (Santa Rosa Library Commissioner)
- Mike Neely, appointed by Deborah Doyle (Windsor Library Commissioner)
- Vacant, to be appointed by County of Sonoma Library Commissioner
- Vacant, to be appointed by Cotati Library Commissioner
- Tim May, appointed by Paul Heavenridge (Petaluma Library Commissioner)
- Charlene Luks, appointed by Andy Elkind (Healdsburg Library Commissioner)
Guidelines for the Citizens’ Oversight Committee
for the expenditure of Measure Y Funds
Measure Y Oversight Committee document
