FUHSD chooses citizens' oversight committee members

In November 2016, the Fallbrook Union High School District voters approved Measure AA, which authorized $45 million of general obligation bonds for capital improvements at FUHSD facilities. The conditions of Measure AA include a citizens' oversight committee whose members serve two-year terms. On June 14 the FUHSD board appointed seven citizens to the committee.

The board's 5-0 vote seated Donna Dutton, Victoria McSheehy, Nora Maier, Ian Plant, Heidi Roderick, George Shortlizy, and Sherry Weishaar. Plant and Shortlizy both applied for the seat designated for a member of a senior citizens' organization, and a 4-1 vote gave Plant that seat with Shortlizy filling one of the at-large seats.

The committee must have at least seven members and, if that is the number of members, two of them may be at-large committee members. At least one must be a member of a business organization; at least one must be a member of a senior citizens' organization; at least one must be a member of a taxpayers' organization; at least one must be a Fallbrook Union High School District parent or guardian; and at least one must be both a parent or guardian and an active member of a parent-teacher organization such as the PTSA or a school site council. Citizens oversight committee members may not serve more than three consecutive two-year terms.

Dutton and Shortlizy are the at-large members. McSheehy is the business organization member, and she is also a Fallbrook High School parent. Weishaar is the taxpayers organization member. Roderick is the parent member, and she is also a former Fallbrook High School student. Maier has spent three years on the PTSA of Fallbrook High School and four years on the school site council; she is also active in the high school's football boosters and Future Farmers of America boosters. Plant's retirement status includes being retired from the military after 32 years; he was involved with facilities inspection.