City Council regional appointments announced: New 2×2 formed with park district

By Sara Beth Williams–
Each year, the Citrus Heights Mayor approves appointments for City Council members to serve on various boards, commissions, and subcommittees to address local and regional issues like sewer, law enforcement, libraries, air quality, and transportation. This year, two members of the City Council will also serve in a 2×2 committee with the Sunrise Recreation and Park District, following a request in December from Citrus Heights Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa.

The following is a list of appointments made during the Jan. 8. City Council meeting.

REGIONAL BOARDS & COMMISSIONS:

• Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission: Representative from Galt, Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa (alternate, representing Citrus Heights)
• Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission: Porsche Middleton, Vice Mayor MariJane Lopez-Taff (alternate)
• Sacramento Public Library Authority: Vice Mayor MariJane Lopez-Taff, Porsche Middleton (alternate)
• Sacramento Area Sewer District: Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa, Kelsey Nelson (alternate)
• Sacramento Transportation Authority: Kelsey Nelson, Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa (alternate)
• Sacramento Area Council of Governments: Tim Schaefer, Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa (alternate)
• Regional Transit: Tim Schaefer, Vice Mayor MariJane Lopez-Taff (alternate)
• Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District: Porsche Middleton, Kelsey Nelson (alternate)
• Sacramento Steps Forward Homeless Policy Council: Vice Mayor MariJane Lopez-Taff, Porsche Middleton (alternate)

Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees:

• Finance/Administration: Mayor Jayne Karpinski-Costa, Tim Schaefer.
• Quality of Life: Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa, Kelsey Nelson.

Additionally, council members are also appointed annually to serve as liaisons to local entities:

• Education and Community Programs 2×2: Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa, Tim Schaefer.
• Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District 2×2: Lopez-Taff, Middleton.
• Sunrise MarketPlace: Vice Mayor MariJane Lopez-Taff, Time Schaefer.
• (New) Sunrise Recreation and Park District 2×2: Mayor Jayna Karpinski-Costa, Kelsey Nelson

Karpinski-Costas said during the meeting that councilmembers submitted their preferences, and the mayor attempted to follow as many preferences as she could while emphasizing the importance of consistency, where members serving on boards in previous years remained on the same board unless they were unhappy.