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"We've never really had this problem in the past," said Rob Gapper, chief operations officer for the William S. Hart Union High School District.
District officials canceled the March 23, May 18 and Oct. 26 meetings because of a lack of quorum with five or six members showing up, minutes show.
Out of a committee of 13, seven members are needed to make quorum.
The committee rescheduled its Sept. 28 meeting to October because of the Yom Kippur holiday.
The next scheduled meeting is Jan. 25.
Committee chair Phil Ellis and Gapper said scheduling conflicts are to blame for the low turnout.
"We all have busy schedules," Ellis said.
The position is voluntary as members had to apply to serve on the oversight committee.
"If they want to be on the committee, they have a responsibility to show up," Ellis said.
Ellis said the district considered sending a letter to all the Measure V oversight members encouraging them to attend the meetings.
The committee, which now has 13 members, formed in 2002 after the $158 million Measure V bond passed in 2001.
Members are supposed to meet about six times a year or every other month.
"This committee has been meeting since 2002 and they've always been very, very diligent in their duties," Gapper said.
The oversight committee is responsible for looking at audits, prepared by an outside auditing firm, to make sure the Hart district is properly spending Measure V money on approved construction and modernization projects.
About $62.7 million in Measure V funds remain for current projects, including the modernization of Hart High School and the recently completed theaters at Golden Valley and West Ranch high schools. The last of the projects are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010.
Members receive presentations about Measure V and tour schools where Measure V money has been spent, Ellis said.
The committee's report, issued to board members annually, was completed earlier this year.
"The good news is we're not behind on anything," Ellis said.
