Title
Review of Applicants for the Natomas Basin Conservancy Board of Directors
End
FileID
File ID: 2026-00765
End
Location
Location: Citywide
End
Recommendation
Recommendation: 1) Conduct interviews of applicants to the Natomas Basin Conservancy Board of Directors for Seat B: a member appointed in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Sacramento for the appointment of members of City boards, commissions, and agencies; 2) discuss candidates’ eligibility; and 3) recommend appointment to Mayor and Council unless additional discussion in a subsequent meeting is needed.
End
Contact
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, jbredberg@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Clerk
End
Presenter
Presenter: None.
End
Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Board Details and Roster
3-Applications
End
Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Prior to forwarding nominations to the Mayor and Council for confirmation of appointment, the Personnel and Public Employees Committee conducts interviews of applicants for open board and commission positions.
End
PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Members are appointed in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Sacramento for the appointment of members of City boards, commissions, and agencies.
End
EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
End
EnvironmentalConsiderations
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)).
End
Sustainability
Sustainability: None.
End
Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
End
RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: When a position on a City board or commission becomes available through term expiration or resignation, the Office of the City Clerk conducts a recruitment for interested parties. When the application period has closed, the Personnel and Public Employees Committee conducts interviews of the applicants and forwards nominations to the Mayor for appointment. The appointment is then confirmed by the whole council.
End
FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: None.
End
LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
End
Background
Background:
VACANCY INFORMATION
|
Seat Description |
Term |
End Term Dates |
Residency |
Incumbent |
|
Seat B - A member who is not a current employee of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Department of Interior, California Department of Fish and Game, or the State of California's Resources Agency; and must not be currently compensated by the Natomas Basin Conservancy for services rendered to it within the previous twelve (12) months, whether as a fulltime or part-time employee, independent contractor or otherwise (excluding any reasonable compensation paid to a Director as a Director), or any brother, sister, ancestor, descendant, spouse, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law or father-inlaw of any such person |
Full |
06/30/2028 |
Required |
Term Expired |
INCUMBENT INFORMATION
The incumbent for Seat B is Steven Cohn who was appointed on 06/14/2022 and whose term expired on 12/31/2024. The incumbent did not reapply.
SUMMARY OF APPLICANTS
|
Applicant Name |
Eligible Seat(s) |
District |
|
Henry DeBey |
Seat B |
District 6 |
|
Michael Kevin McRae |
Seat B |
District 4 |
|
Francesca Katarina Parent |
Seat B |
District 4 |
End