BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Applications are now open for those interested in filling the vacant Ward 2 seat on the Bakersfield Public Safety & Vital City Services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee.

The nine-member committee meets twice per year and reviews the expenditure of revenues generated by the tax imposed by the PSVS measure, also known as Measure N, according to city officials.

The committee then makes sure the revenues collected through Measure N are spent in a way that is consistent with the projects, programs and services described within the measure.

Applicants must be Bakersfield residents who are at least 18 years old, according to the city.

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Applications are available at the City Clerk’s Office at 1600 Truxtun Avenue or on the city website. Applications should be completed and returned to the City Clerk’s Office, city officials said.

Recruitment will remain open until the City Council makes an appointment.

The City Council might consider “various factors applicable to each candidate” such as their professional and educational background, as well as affiliation with or nomination by local groups or organizations.

Those groups include the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, Kern County Taxpayers Association, Bakersfield Association of Realtors and Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government, city officials said.

For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office at 661-326-3767.

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