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MERA NEXT GENERATION RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PROJECT
MERA ORGANIZATION
Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement — revised 6/17/99
(PDF File)— JPA Agreement Amendment No.1: Indemnification — adopted 5/13/02
(PDF File)— JPA Agreement Amendment No.2: Funding of the Authority — adopted 5/13/02
(PDF File)— JPA Agreement Amendment No.3: Annual Budget Adoption — adopted 6/5/08
(PDF File)— JPA Agreement Amendment No.4: Expenditure Approvals of Authority — adopted 3/11/09
(PDF File)— JPA Agreement Amendment No.5: Creation of Executive Board — adopted 6/20/12
(PDF File)Bylaws — Amended and Restated adopted 6/20/12
(PDF File)— Amendment No.1 adopted 12/10/14
(PDF File)Organization Chart and Scope of Duties — Revised 04.28.21
(PDF File)Measure A Citizens Oversight Committee Bylaws — 6/8/15
(PDF File)— Amendment No.1 Time and Place — Regular Meetings adopted 8/24/16
(PDF File)2020 Annual Progress Report on Authority Operations and Activities
(PDF File)Mutual Aid and Communications Plan — Reviewed 6/26/19
(PDF File)VHF Overlay — Reviewed 6/26/19
(PDF File)Strategic Plan — FINAL of/19/2010, adopted 12/8/10
(PDF File)— OUTREACH PLAN — Revised — 5/15/13
(PDF File)MERA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Additional Radios — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Replacement Radios Policy and Procedures — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Subscriber Surplus Radios: Policy and Procedures with Attached Form – 5/8/19
(PDF File)Capital Assets — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Cash Flow Management — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Conflict of Interest — Biennial Review: Revised 5/13/20
(PDF File)Document Signature Policy — Reviewed 6/23/21
(PDF File)Electronic Communications and Private Email Accounts — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Investment — Updated: FY17-18
(PDF File)Local Debt Policy — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Meeting Agenda Policy — Updated 6/23/21
(PDF File)Meeting Teleconferencing Procedure — Updated 6/27/18
(PDF File)Member Recognition Policy — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Membership for New Agencies — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Microwave Data System Access — Adopted 8/22/18
(PDF File)Operating Budget — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Public Records Administrative Policy — Revised 6/27/18
(PDF File)— MERA Policy and Procedures — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)— Current requests for proposals and bidding opportunities – more than $25,000 in value
(PDF File)— Instructions on how to submit a bid or proposal – Contracting Opportunities
(PDF File)— Approved vendor contracts – more than $25,000
(PDF File)Records Retention Schedule — revised 11/28/18
(PDF File)Reserve Funds — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Risk Management — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)Surplus Property — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)User Training Policy — 11/18/15
(PDF File)Website Management — Reviewed 6/27/18
(PDF File)MERA FINANCE
MERA FY22-23 Audited Financial Statements
(PDF File)Previous MERA Audited Financial Statements
MERA FY21-22 Audited Financial Statements
(PDF File)MERA FY20-21 Audited Financial Statements
(PDF File)MERA FY19-20 Audited Financial Statements
(PDF File)MERA Operating Budget FY23-24
(PDF File)Previous MERA Operating Budgets
MERA FY22-23 Operating Budget
(PDF File)MERA FY21-22 Operating Budget
(PDF File)MERA FY20-21 Operating Budget
(PDF File)REVENUE SOURCES
— Member agency contributions for Operating and Current Debt Service are determined by the Lando Formula in the MERA JPA Agreement.
(PDF File)– Schedule of Member Operating and Service Payments for FY 22-23
(PDF File)Parcel Tax
— Effective in FY15-16, and thereafter for 20 years, proceeds of the Measure A Parcel Tax approved by the voters in November are placed in a special fund solely for the Next Generation System Project. MERA members will continue their annual contributions for Next Gen System operating costs.
(PDF File)– MERA Measure A Tax Ordinance – 7/22/14
(PDF File)– MERA Measure A Special Parcel Tax Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Report — NBS (January 2021)
(PDF File) Includes Local Agency Special Tax Accountability for 2019-20 Independent Compliance Audit (4/15/21)
(PDF File)MERA HISTORY
MERA FACTS and FAQs — revised September 2018
(PDF File)Chronological History — December 2020
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