The Commission
The Ventura LAFCo is composed of seven voting members, with four alternate members who vote only in the absence or abstention of a voting member. Two members and one alternate member are members of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. Two members and one alternate member are members of the city councils of the cities in Ventura County. Two members and one alternate member are members of the boards of the independent special districts in Ventura County. One member and one alternate member are members of the public at large who are not elected officials. Members are selected and appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (California Government Code 56000 et seq.).
For all Ventura LAFCo business, and to ensure that all Commissioners and Alternates receive all information, contact should be made through the Ventura LAFCo Office
Commissioners
| COMMISSIONER | CONTACT INFORMATION | WHO APPOINTS | TERM EXPIRATION |
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Jeff Gorell County Member Supervisor, District 2 |
Ventura County Board of Supervisors 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite E, L #5650 Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Phone: (805)214-2510 Jeff.Gorell@ventura.org |
Board of Supervisors | December 31, 2025 |
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Janice S. Parvin, Vice-Chair County Member Supervisor, District 4 |
Ventura County Board of Supervisors 980 Enchanted Way #203, L #5910 Simi Valley, CA 93065 Phone: (805)955-2300 Supervisor.Parvin@ventura.org |
Board of Supervisors | December 31, 2027 |
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Jenny Crosswhite City Member City of Santa Paula |
c/o Ventura LAFCo 801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite 301 Ventura, CA 930031 Phone: (805)229-7174 JCrosswhite@spcity.org |
City Selection Committee | December 31, 2027 |
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Bert E. Perello City Member City of Oxnard |
City of Oxnard 300 W. Third Street Oxnard, CA 93030 Phone: 805-654-2576 Bert.Perello@oxnard.org |
City Selection Committee | December 31, 2025 |
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Raul Avila, Chair Special District Board Member Calleguas Municipal Water District |
c/o Ventura LAFCo 801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite 301 Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: (805)579-7111 Avila@calleguas.com |
Independent Special District Selection Committee | December 31, 2026 |
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Chris Stephens Special District Board Member Ventura Port District |
c/o Ventura LAFCo 801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite 301 Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: (805)654-2576 ChrisStephens244@gmail.com |
Independent Special District Selection Committee | December 31, 2028 |
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Gene Talmadge Public Member |
c/o Ventura LAFCo 801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite 301 Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: (805)654-2576 jngTalmadge@msn.com |
The six other LAFCo Commissioners | December 31, 2028 |
Alternate Commissioners
| ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER | CONTACT INFORMATION | WHO APPOINTS | TERM EXPIRATION |
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Matt LaVere Alt. County Member Supervisor, District 1 |
Ventura County Board of Supervisors 800 S. Victoria Avenue, L #1900 Ventura, CA 93009 Phone: (805)654-2703 Matt.Lavere@ventura.org |
Board of Supervisors | December 31, 2027 |
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Susan Santangelo Alt. City Member City of Camarillo |
City of Camarillo 601 Carmen Drive Camariilo, CA 93010 Phone: (805)232-4183 SSantangelo@cityofcamarillo.org |
City Selection Committee | December 31, 2027 |
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Mohammed A. Hasan Alt. Special District Member United Water Conservation District |
c/o Ventura LAFCo 801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite 301 Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: (805)218-5574 MohammedH@unitedwater.org |
Independent Special District Selection Committee | December 31, 2026 |
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Joe Piechowski Alt. Public Member |
c/o Ventura LAFCO 801 S. Victoria Ave. Suite 301 Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: (805)654-2576 |
The six other LAFCo Commissioners | December 31, 2028 |
Conflict of Interest
LAFCo Commissioners are subject to the Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 81000 et seq.) and the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission (Title 2, Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations). Among other requirements, a Commissioner must disqualify herself or himself from voting on an entitlement for use, such as change of organization proposal, if, within the last twelve months, the Commissioner has received more than $500 in campaign contributions from an applicant or, in some instances, from an interested participant, or an agent representing the applicant or interested participant. Commissioners may also have to disqualify themselves if they have certain types of economic interests directly or indirectly involved in their decisions. Copies of Ventura LAFCo Commissioners’ Statements of Economic Interests, which are required to be filed annually in accordance with the Fair Political Practices Commission regulations, are on file and available for public inspection in the Ventura LAFCo office. More information about the Political Reform Act conflict of interest rules can be found at the Fair Political Practices Commission web site at www.fppc.ca.gov or by calling the Fair Political Practices Commission at 1-866-275-3772. Under The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (California Government Code Section 56000 et seq.) LAFCo Commissioners representing cities and districts are not necessarily required to declare a conflict of interest and disqualify themselves from voting on proposals submitted by the city or district they represent.