Lodi’s Measure L oversight committee meets Wednesday to receive a rebuilt draft of the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Measure L Annual Accountability Report. Measure L is the half-cent local sales tax Lodi voters approved in November 2018. The ballot estimated $5.4 million a year. In FY 2024/25 it brought in $9.1 million.

The committee reviewed a draft for this same fiscal year on December 8, 2025. The dollar figures have not changed. Staff has moved the report into the City’s ClearGov budget software and added historical department, General Fund, and staffing sections. The committee takes no action on the report Wednesday; staff will ask for a recommendation to the City Council at the next meeting, more than 15 months after FY 2024/25 closed.

The report shows the Measure L fund spent $208,107 more than it took in during FY 2024/25, its first deficit year. The balance fell to $1,580,709, leaving $124,625 above the required 16% reserve. The new ClearGov version also introduces errors: a summary table drops Parks entirely, the Fire section counts the Library’s Measure L librarian in every year, and several charts labeled “FY25 Expenditures” show budget figures instead of actual spending. FY 2025/26 ended June 30, 2026, but the report includes only that year’s adopted budget, with no actual results or year-end fund balance.

The Measure L Citizens' Oversight Committee will convene on January 15, 2026, to review administrative matters and discuss proposed amendments to the Measure L Municipal Code. This meeting follows significant developments from the December 8, 2025 meeting, where Committee Chair John Beckman introduced proposed changes to the committee's scope and jurisdiction.

The Measure L Citizens' Oversight Committee will review the fiscal year 2024/25 Annual Accountability Report for Measure L, a half-cent local sales tax measure approved by voters in November 2018. The measure generated $9.1 million in revenue and funded critical public safety, parks, and library services. Total expenditures reached $9,308,633, with 81.19% allocated to public safety salary and benefits.