10B
Date: July 21, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Aram Chaparyan, City Manager
By: Carlos Huizar, Management Associate | [email protected] Subject: Mayor — Appoint Members to Outside Regional Boards and Agencies.
Expenditure: None
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the Mayor that City Council:
1. Concur with the appointments as voting delegate and/or member and alternate to the National League of Cities; the League of California Cites; the Sanitation Districts of LA County; the Southern California Association of Governments; South Bay Cities Council of Governments; Independent Cities Association; US Conference of Mayors, West Vector Control District of LA County and Torrance Sister City Association; and
2. Direct City Clerk to update and post Form 806 on the City website.
FUNDING
None required.
DISCUSSION
Due to the June 2, 2026 Torrance municipal election, the City Council has gained Councilmember Betty Lieu and David Kartsonis, which it is necessary for the Mayor to appoint members to outside regional boards and agencies. lt has been the policy of the City Council that members are appointed by the Mayor to various regional boards and agencies.
The Mayor has made the following appointments to the outside boards and agencies:
Outside Regional Board and
Agencies
Member Alternate Member
Independent Cities Association Mayor Sharon Kalani Mayor Pro Tem League of California Cities – LA
County Chapter
Mayor Sharon Kalani Mayor Pro Tem
National League of Cities Mayor Sharon Kalani Mayor Pro Tem Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG)
Mayor Sharon Kalani Mayor Pro Tem
US Conference of Mayor Mayor Sharon Kalani Mayor Pro Tem Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles
County
Mayor Sharon Kalani David Kartsonis
West Vector Control District of Los
Angeles County
Asam Sheikh Dr. Jeremy Gerson
1 City Council
July 21, 2026
South Bay Cities Council of
Governments (SBCCOG)
Bridgett Lewis All Councilmembers
South Bay Cities Council of
Governments (SBCCOG) – Housing
Trust
David Kartsonis Asam Sheikh
Torrance Sister City Association Dr. Jeremy Gerson Mayor Sharon Kalani Mayor Kalani is asking to be appointed to the boards of the Independent Cities Association, League of California Cities, National League of Cities, Sanitation Districts of LA County that include: South Bay Cities Sanitation District and Sanitation District 5, and US Conference of Mayors.
In 2012, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) amended California Code of Regulation, Title 2, Section 18702.5 to authorize public officials to vote on their own appointment. In order to do so, Section 18702.5 requires a Form 806 be adopted by the public agency and posted on its website.
Form 806 requires public agencies to list the following: 1) each appointed position for which there is a material financial effect on a public official's or the official's immediate family's personal finances of at least $250 in any 12-month period; 2) the salary or stipend for each appointed position; 3) the name of the public official, if any, who has been appointed as an alternate; and 4) term of the position.
The City Council adopted the most recent Form 806 on January 26, 2022 and the form is posted on the City's website at:
https://www.torranceca.gov/Government/Departments-Offices/Departments-Offices/City- Clerk/Agency-Disclosure-Form-800-Series.
As such, Councilmembers may vote on their own appointments to compensated positions on various types of boards and commissions. However, there is no compensation for members that serve on the South Bay Cities Council of Governments.
Should your Honorable Body concur with the Mayor's appointments, the City Manager recommends that your Honorable Body direct the City Clerk to update FPPC Form 806 to reflect the above appointments and to post the updated form on the City's website. 2