Opinion No. (2005)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. In preparation for submitting a bond measure to the electorate for approval, may a community college district use district funds to hire a consultant to conduct surveys and establish focus groups to assess the potential support and opposition to the measure, the public's awareness of the district's financial needs, and the overall feasibility of developing a bond measure that could win voter approval? 2. In preparation for submitting a bond measure to the electorate for approval, may a community college district use district funds to hire a consultant to develop and implement a strategy for building the broadest possible coalition in support of the measure and the financial support for a campaign by, for example, assisting the district chancellor in scheduling meetings with civic leaders and potential campaign contributors in order to gauge their support for the bond measure? 3. After a community college district has placed a bond measure on the ballot, consistent with its charter, articles,…