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The responsibilities of this committee are: The IWC must hold public hearings and issue reports, on at least an annual basis, to inform Alameda County residents about how the sales tax funds are being spent. The hearings will be open to the public and must be held in compliance with the Brown Act, California's open meeting law, with information announcing the hearings well-publicized and posted in advance. • The IWC will have full access to the Alameda CTC's independent auditor and will have the authority to request and review specific information regarding use of the sales tax funds and to comment on the auditor's reports. The IWC will publish an independent annual report, including any concerns the committee has about audits it reviews. The report will be published in local newspapers and will be made available to the public in a variety of forums to ensure access to this information. IWC members are private citizens who are not elected officials at any level of government, nor public employees from agencies that either oversee or benefit from the proceeds of the sales tax. Membership is limited to individuals who live in Alameda County. Members are required to submit a statement of financial disclosure and membership is restricted to individuals without economic interest in any of the Alameda CTC's projects or programs. The IWC is designed to reflect the diversity of Alameda County. Membership is as follows: Two members are chosen at -large from each of the five supervisorial districts in the county (total of 10 at -large members). One member is nominated by each member of the Board of Supervisors and one additional member in each supervisorial district is selected by the Alameda County Mayors' Conference. • Seven members are selected to reflect a balance of viewpoints across the county. These members are nominated by their respective organizations and approved by the Alameda CTC Board of Directors as follows: One representative from the Alameda County Taxpayer's Association 0 One representative from the Sierra Club o One representative from the Alameda County Labor Council o One representative from the East Bay Economic Development Alliance o One representative from the Alameda County Paratransit Advisory Committee (PAPCO) o One representative from the East Bay Bicycle Coalition o One representative from the League of Women's Voters The members of the IWC are expected to provide a balance of viewpoints, geography, age, gender, ethnicity and income status, to represent the different perspectives of the residents of the county. ADVISORY COMMITTEES The Alameda CTC is assisted by the advice of technical and public advisory committees. These committees, described below, meet regularly and are charged with carrying out important functions on behalf of the Alameda CTC. Alameda County Technical Advisory Committee (ACTAC) The ACTAC is the technical advisory committee to the Alameda CTC. The ACTAC members provide technical expertise, analysis and recommendations related to transportation planning, programming and funding with the Alameda CTC Executive Director functioning as Chair. Paratransit Advisory and Planning Committee (PAPCO) PAPCO addresses funding, planning, and coordination issues regarding specialized transportation services for seniors and persons with disabilities in Alameda County. PAPCO has the responsibility of making direct recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Alameda CTC on funding for senior and disabled transportation services. PAPCO is supported by a Technical Advisory Committee comprised of paratransit providers in Alameda County funded by local transportation sales tax funds.