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
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
Janice S. Parvin
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
Jenny Crosswhite, Chair
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
John C. Zaragoza
City Member
City of Oxnard
City of Oxnard
300 W. Third Street, Fourth Floor
Oxnard, CA 93030
Phone: (805)229-7174
John.Zaragoza@oxnard.org
City Selection Committee December 31, 2025
Raul Avila, Vice-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
Mary Anne Rooney
Special District Board Member
Oxnard Harbor District
Oxnard Harbor District
333 Ponoma Street
Port Hueneme, CA 93041
Phone: (805)488-3677
MARooney@portofh.org
Independent Special District Selection Committee December 31, 2024
Pat Richards
Public Member
c/o Ventura LAFCo
801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite 301
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805)654-2576
PatRichardsRPS@gmail.com
The six other LAFCo Commissioners December 31, 2024

Alternate Commissioners

ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER CONTACT INFORMATION WHO APPOINTS TERM EXPIRATION
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
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
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
David J. Ross
Alt. Public Member
c/o Ventura LAFCO
801 S. Victoria Ave. Suite 301
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805)654-2576
David@mabryflp.com
The six other LAFCo Commissioners December 31, 2024

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 $250 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.

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