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LAFCO discusses hiring staff to oversee SFPUC community choice work, schedules joint meeting
Summary
At a special LAFCO meeting commissioners reviewed options to hire staff to oversee Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) outreach and oversight, discussed job classifications and funding sources, and agreed to continue the hiring discussion at the next meeting with a joint session with the SFPUC.
The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) met in a special session to consider hiring staff to support oversight and public outreach for the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program, and commissioners agreed to pursue further research and a joint meeting with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).
Angela Calvillo, identified in the meeting as Clerk of the Board, told commissioners that the executive director had prepared a draft work plan and that the controller’s office indicated the Office of the Legislative Analyst needs about $160,000. Calvillo reviewed three possible classifications for oversight work and their salary ranges: a Utility Specialist ($76,000–$112,000), a Planner III ($77,000–$94,000) and a Manager 13 / special assistant ($85,000–$103,000). She said hiring through civil service could take two to three months and noted contracting out remains an option that would not require amending the annual salary ordinance.
An unidentified commissioner argued the commission should move forward with hiring to support LAFCO’s role in producing an RFP and interfacing with SFPUC staff, noting the Board of Supervisors’ timeline for an RFP had already passed and PUC staff estimated it would take at least a year to produce one. A commissioner supporting an independent hire said the position would provide an independent assessment of the SFPUC’s work and could save money over time by managing contractors and coordinating across city offices.
Chair Ross Mercurini said he favored a civil-service hire if feasible but emphasized the commission should hold a joint meeting with the SFPUC so the public could see whether the PUC is dedicating resources toward implementation. Commissioners asked Calvillo to check whether a position could be funded from multiple sources (one suggestion was 75% CCA funding and 25% other LAFCO work) and to return with classification options and budget impacts at the next meeting.
The commission continued Item 3 to its next meeting and directed staff to explore meeting dates (commissioners asked staff to prioritize a joint meeting with the SFPUC in September). The discussion emphasized three points: (1) whether to hire a civil-service employee or contract for the work, (2) the short-term nature of the CCA program (three years was cited) and associated recruitment difficulties, and (3) the need for an independent staff function to document and evaluate SFPUC progress.
The commission did not adopt a hiring motion at the special meeting; follow-up research and scheduling were assigned to staff and the item was placed on the next agenda.
