Berkeley, Cal., Municipal Code § 7.72 (current through Oct. 29, 2019)

This policy mandates establishing a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts to make annual recommendations to the City regarding spending priorities for the tax fund; qualifications for panel members include "experience in community-based youth food and nutrition programs," "school-based food and nutrition programs," or "early childhood nutrition education." §7.72.090(E).

This policy mandates establishing a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts to make annual recommendations to the City regarding spending priorities for the tax fund; qualifications for panel members include "experience in community-based youth food and nutrition programs," "school-based food and nutrition programs," or "public health programs related to diabetes, obesity, and sugary drink consumption." §7.72.090(E).

§ 7.72.030.

The City Manager shall collect and receive all taxes and keep records of such. Alternatively, the City Council is authorized to have the taxes imposed by this Chapter collected by the County of Alameda or the California Board of Equalization in conjunction with the collection of other taxes for the City. §§ 7.72.040(A),7.72.050(C).

The City Manager is charged with enforcement of this policy. § 7.72.040(B).

The policy created a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts "to make recommendations on how and to what extent the City should establish and/or fund programs to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in Berkeley and to address the effects of such consumption." The panel is tasked with annually reporting any available information "concerning the impact of [the distribution tax] on the "publich health of the residents of the City." §§ 7.72.090(A),(G)(4)(b).