City of Sacramento
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File ID: 2026-00374 1/13/2026
Confirm 2026 Mayoral Appointments of City Councilmembers to Council Standing Committees and Various Regional Authorities, Agencies, Commissions, and Committees File ID: 2026-00374
Location: Citywide/Regional
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution confirming mayoral appointments of city councilmembers to council standing committees and various regional authorities, agencies, commissions, and committees.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Exhibit A - City of Sacramento Mayoral Appointments Roster Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: This action is to confirm the mayor’s 2026 appointments for members of the city council to serve on council standing committees and various regional authorities, agencies, and committees as shown on the roster that is included as Exhibit A to the Resolution included in the report package.
On December 2, 2025 the council confirmed these appointments. However, there was a typographical error in Section 5 of the resolution, which has been corrected. No adjustments to appointments are being recommended. Appointments are generally made annually or as needed.
Policy Considerations: This action is consistent with Council Rules of Procedure, Chapter 11, and is done yearly or when circumstances require a new or replacement appointee. The appointments must be confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council.
Economic Impacts: None.
File ID: 2026-00374 1/13/2026
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5)).
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: Each year, or as needed, the Mayor appoints councilmembers to serve on council standing committees, and the various regional authorities, agencies, and commissions. This recommendation is consistent with that practice.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-xxxx
Adopted by Sacramento City Council
Date
Confirm Mayoral Appointments of City Councilmembers to
Council Standing Committees and Various Regional Authorities, Agencies, Commissions, and Committees
BACKGROUND
A. Chapter 11 of the City Council’s adopted Rules of Procedure calls for the mayor’s appointment, with approval of the council, of councilmembers to serve on Council standing committees. These committees are the Law and Legislation Committee, Personnel and Public Employees Committee, Budget and Audit Committee, and Racial Equity Committee.
B. Chapter 11 of the City Council’s adopted Rules of Procedure calls for the mayor’s appointment, with approval of the council, of councilmembers to serve on various regional authorities, agencies, commissions, and committees.
C. The mayor appoints members of the city council to serve on council standing committees and various regional authorities, agencies, and committees as shown on Exhibit A, City of Sacramento Mayoral Appointments Roster.
D. Mayoral appointments of council standing committees and regional authorities, agencies, commissions, and committees require confirmation by a majority vote of the city council.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Councilmembers Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple, and Phil Plukebaum shall serve on the Law and Legislation Committee and that Caity Maple shall act as chair.
Section 2. Councilmembers Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Karina Talamantes, and Mai Vang shall serve on the Personnel and Public Employees Committee and that Rick Jennings shall act as chair.
Section 3. Councilmembers Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, and Karina Talamantes shall serve on the Budget and Audit Committee and that Roger Dickinson shall act as chair.
Section 4. Councilmembers Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Karina Talamantes, and Mai Vang shall serve on the Racial Equity Committee and that Mai Vang shall act as chair.
Section 5. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 4730.11 and 4730.12, the City of Sacramento declares that Councilmembers Roger Dickinson, Lisa Kaplan, and Phil Plukebaum shall serve as primary members, and Councilmember Eric Guerra shall serve as an alternate member, on the Sacramento Area Sewer District Board (SacSewer).
Section 6. The mayor and councilmembers shall serve on the regional authorities, agencies, commissions, and committees as indicated on the attached Exhibit A as primary representatives or alternates where applicable.
Section 7. Exhibit A is part of this Resolution.
Table of Contents:
Exhibit A – City of Sacramento Mayoral Appointments Roster
Board Name Seats Mayor D1
Kaplan
D2
Dickinson
D3
Talamantes
D4
Pluckebaum
D5
Maple
D6
Guerra
D7
Jennings
D8
Vang
Aggie Square Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Public Financing Authority 3 chair x x Crocker Art Museum Mayor + 1 alt x alt
Downtown Sacramento Revitalization Corporation 2 + 1 alt x alt x Downtown Sacramento Partnership Mayor or
Designee
and District 4
xx
Freeport Regional Water Authority 1 x
Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) Mayor Mayor
Designee
Lower American River Conservancy Program Advisory Committee 2 x x Mayor's and Board Chair Forum (MBCF) Mayor x
MBCF Core Group (subcommittee) Mayor and
Vice Mayor
xx
MOSAC Board of Directors
x
Regional Human Rights / Fair Housing 1 x
Regional Water Authority 1 x
Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) 2 + 1 alt alt x x Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) 3 + 3 alt x alt alt x x alt Sacramento Area Sewer District Board (SacSewer) 5 + 1 alt x x x alt Sacramento Continuum of Care (CoC) Board
xx
Sacramento County Disaster Commission 1 + 1 alt x alt
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) 2 xx
Sacramento Groundwater Authority 1 + 1 alt x alt
Sacramento History Alliance District 4 x
Sacramento Homeless Policy Council 2 + 1 alt alt x x
Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) 1 + 1 alt x alt Sacramento Metro Air Quality Mgmt District (SMAQMD) 4 + alternates x alt x x alt x Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Commission 3 + 1 alt x x x alt Sacramento Public Library Authority 5 + 1 alt alt x x x x x Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) 3 x x x
Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA) 5 + 1 alt x x alt x x x Sites Reservoir Committee and Authority Board x
Railyards Public Financingn Authority (Formerly Stadium Area Public Financing Authority) 3 x x x Law and Legislation Committee 4 x x chair x
Personnel and Public Employees Committee 4 x x chair x
Budget and Audit Committee 4 chair x x x
Racial Equity Committee 4 x x x chair
Cal Cities Board 1 x
U.S. Conference of Mayors Mayor x
Vice Mayor
x
Mayor Pro Tem x
2026 City of Sacramento Mayoral Appointment Roster - Adopted xx/xx/2026