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LAFCO elects Commissioner Fielder chair; approves minutes, budget and recruitment steps
Summary
At its March 21, 2025 meeting the San Francisco LAFCO elected Commissioner Fielder as chair, approved minutes from Jan. 17, adopted a proposed FY 2025–26 budget and work plan, and approved amendments and a recruitment process for the LAFCO executive officer. All recorded roll calls were unanimous (3 ayes).
The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission took several procedural actions at its regular meeting on March 21, 2025, including election of its chair, approval of minutes, adoption of a proposed budget and work plan and approval of a recruitment process for the executive officer. All recorded roll-call votes in the meeting packet were 3–0.
Election of chair: Commissioners opened nominations and, after no public comment, voted to elect Commissioner Fielder as chairperson of LAFCO. The roll call recorded three ayes: Commissioner Severe (aye), Vice Chair Williams (aye), and Commissioner Fielder (aye). "Congratulations, chairperson Fielder," the clerk said following the result.
Approval of minutes: The commission voted to approve the minutes for the Jan. 17, 2025, regular meeting. The roll call recorded three ayes.
Budget and work plan: The commission approved the proposed LAFCO budget for fiscal year 2025–26 in the amount of $627,833 and requested the statutory general‑fund contribution of $408,630 from the City and County of San Francisco. Commissioners approved the proposed budget and work plan by roll call (Williams — aye; Sevier — aye; Felder — aye). The proposal excluded the PUC MOU funding pending ongoing discussions.
Executive officer recruitment: The commission approved amendments to the executive officer job description (adding support for special tax districts and memorializing responsibility for Form 700 filings) and approved the amended job description and a recruitment process. The commission authorized a three‑member interview panel and a recruitment timetable with an anticipated application deadline in mid‑May and final selection to be considered at the July 18 meeting. Both votes were recorded as three ayes.
Procedural notes: Roll-call tallies shown in the meeting transcript and minutes list three participating members for those votes: Vice Chair Williams, Commissioner Severe, and Chair Fielder (the newly elected chair). No recorded roll calls showed any no, abstain or recused votes.
