Santa Barbara LAFCO opens CALAFCO nominations, appoints executive officer as voting delegate

The commission opened nominations for the CALAFCO Board of Directors for the 2026–27 terms and discussed logistics for assigning a voting delegate and alternate for the CALAFCO election at the annual conference in October. Staff told commissioners nominations are due by Sept. 4 and that any commissioner or staff person may run; candidates must attend a one‑hour orientation on Sept. 10.

Ms. Carbajal told the commission, "Nominations are now open for the fall elections for the CALAFCO Board of Directors." Commissioners discussed whether to nominate commissioners or staff; after a call for volunteers the body moved to appoint the executive officer as the voting delegate and Commissioner Johnson as alternate. The motion to appoint the executive officer as voting delegate and Commissioner Johnson as alternate passed unanimously on roll call.