Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission Meeting – October 14, 2026

The Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) met on October 14, 2026, beginning in open session and adjourning to closed session at 5:56 p.m. The commission approved a consent calendar, approved an accounting services contract, appointed an alternate public member, and directed its Cal LAFCO voting delegates. No public commenters addressed the commission during the open session. Note: The raw transcript identifies the meeting date as October 7, 2026, while the supplied timestamp is 2026-10-14 15:01:37+00:00; this summary uses the supplied date. No agenda or minutes were available.

Consent Calendar

• The commission unanimously approved the consent calendar, items 2 through 6, by a 4-0 vote. Chair Murphy arrived after the vote and stated he would have voted in favor.

Public Comments & Testimony

• No speaker slips or in-person comments were received for the non-agenda public comment period, the consent calendar, or any other agenda item. No public comments were made before adjournment to closed session.

Discussion Items

• Item 7: Commissioner Hume pulled the proposed contract with South Fork for part-time staffing services. The executive officer explained the item was pulled because of new regulations that took effect January 1, requiring additional compliance review with county staff. A commissioner asked whether the issue related to 71J; staff said it did not, but that LAFCO, as a separate agency, needed to ensure full compliance. The item was continued to a date uncertain.
• Item 8: The commission considered and approved a contract with Platinum Strategies for CPA/accounting services as part of LAFCO's Phase 1 transition. Josh Byron, a partner at Platinum Strategies, stated the firm serves special districts and LAFCOs, would review and recommend updates to transparency and accounting policies, help establish accounting software and procedures, and work toward GASB and audit compliance. Responding to a commissioner's question about audit protocols, Mr. Byron said the firm would provide more transparent reports, including breaking out consultant costs such as municipal service review expenses. The commission approved the contract unanimously by roll call vote.
• Item 9: Staff reported that three applications were received for the alternate public member position, but two were disqualified under Government Code because the applicants were elected or appointed officials or employees of a public agency within the county. Clinton Raman was the sole eligible applicant. Mr. Raman introduced himself as a civil engineer, a 20-year Sacramento resident, originally from rural Sutter County, with experience in land development, infrastructure, and agricultural land use issues. Commissioner Kaplan asked about his work with Parsons on the Delta Conveyance Program; Mr. Raman noted state projects are generally exempt from LAFCO jurisdiction, though ancillary utility service area changes could come before the commission. The commission voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Raman as alternate public member.
• Item 10: The executive officer presented a proposed Cal LAFCO bylaw amendment recommended by the Cal LAFCO Board of Directors. The amendment would tighten associate membership rules to prevent a commissioner or staff member of a LAFCO that could be a full member from using an associate membership to attend Cal LAFCO events at a non-member rate. The executive officer recommended approval. A motion directing voting delegates Commissioner Jones and the executive officer to support the amendment passed unanimously.
• Item 11: Policy analyst Ms. Graber provided project updates. The Florent Resource Conservation District detachment and dissolution, with the district to be renamed Elk Grove Water, is expected late 2026 or early 2027. The Omo Chimney-Hartnell Water District MSR/SOI and Metro Fire MSR/SOI are expected next month. The Saks Lee Ray annexation is in its final stages, and the City of Sacramento MSR is underway with consultant interviews of city departments in progress.

Key Outcomes

• Approved the consent calendar (items 2–6): 4-0 unanimously, with Chair Murphy later indicating support.
• Approved the Platinum Strategies accounting services contract: unanimous roll call vote.
• Appointed Clinton Raman as alternate public member: unanimous.
• Directed Cal LAFCO voting delegates to support the proposed bylaw amendment: unanimous.
• Continued item 7, the South Fork part-time staffing services contract, to a date uncertain.
• Adjourned the open meeting to closed session at 5:56 p.m.