Sacramento Ethics Commission adopts 2025 annual report, forwards it to Personnel and Public Employees committee

The Sacramento Ethics Commission on May 23 approved its 2025 annual report and directed staff to forward the amended document to the Personnel and Public Employees committee and then to the City Council consent calendar.

Chair Lofaso called the motion after commissioners proposed two specific edits: renaming an outreach partner listed as “Natomas Community Association” to “North Natomas Coalition” and adding an October no-cause hearing to the deliberations section. Commissioner Tao moved to approve the report with those changes; Commissioner Emery seconded. The motion passed on a 3–0 vote. "The report as amended will move forward to the P and P E committee, and then we'll be on the consent calendar for the council," staff member Mindy Cuppy said.

The vote followed staff confirmation that prior recommendations from the commission’s previous meeting had been incorporated. Commissioners discussed minor technical clarifications in the report, including whether the appendix should cover the full calendar year and how to present evaluator costs tied to no-cause hearings.

Commissioners emphasized transparency and accuracy in the outreach list. "The fifth bullet is going to change from Natomas Community Association to North Natomas Coalition," Commissioner Emery said, and the amendment was included in the adopted motion.

The commission recorded the outcome as a formal adoption, with the amended report to be reviewed by the P&P E committee before appearing on the council’s consent calendar. No public comments were registered on the item.