Measure Y Voter Investment in Libraries
About Measure Y
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 Sales Tax Impacts Presentations
- Libraries are for Everyone
- Maintaining and Enhancing Library Collections
- Access to Technology
- Adult Services
- Youth Services
- Human Resources
- Community Engagement
- Outreach and Marketing
- Maintaining & Enhancing Facilities
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) - Linda Clapp, appointed by Brooke Greene
(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) - Vacant, to be appointed by Sonoma Valley Library Commissioner
- Evette Minor, appointed by David Cahill
(Santa Rosa Library Commissioner) - Mike Neely, appointed by Deborah Doyle
(Windsor Library Commissioner) - Sherri Oster, appointed by Eve Goldberg
(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