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October 27, 2025 AGENDA

Regular Meeting

ORANGE COUNTY CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND ETHICS COMMISSION

 

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 1:30 pm

Conference Room 
1300 S. Grand Avenue, Bldg. B, 2nd Fl

Santa Ana, California 92705

 

Dr. Reza Karkia

Chair

First District

 

Judson Brown

William Halle

Vice Chair

Commissioner

Second District

Third District

 

 

Judge Franz Miller (Ret.)

James Lawson

Commissioner

Commissioner

Fourth District

Fifth District

 

Denah Hoard

James Steinmann

Jasmine Mo 

Executive Director

County Counsel

Recording Secretary

 

The Orange County Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission welcomes you to this meeting. This agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. Except as provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing in the agenda. The Commission encourages your participation. If you wish to speak on an item contained in the agenda, please complete a Speaker Form located at/near the door and hand it to the Recording Secretary seated next to the podium. Written materials must be received 24 hours in advance of the meeting to ensure consideration by the Commission. To speak on a matter not appearing on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting. When addressing the Commission, please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. Comments may be limited at the discretion of the Commission.

 

All supporting documentation is available for public review by appointment in the Office of Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission located at: 

1300 S. Grand Ave., Building B, 3rd Floor

8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Agenda and supporting documents will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability. Please contact the Office of Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission via email at info@ethics.oc.gov or phone at (714) 645-3844 no later than one (1) business day prior to the scheduled meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Denah Hoard at (714) 645-5730 three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting as this will enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

 A. ROLL CALL

 B. PUBLIC COMMENTS: 

At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on any matter not on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Commission.  The Commission may limit the length of time each individual may speak.

 

C. CONSENT CALENDAR: 

All matters are approved by one motion unless pulled by the public or a Commission Member for discussion or separate action. Unless otherwise specified in the request to remove an item from the consent calendar, all items removed shall be considered immediately following action on the remaining items on the consent calendar. 

1. Approval of Minutes from the regular meeting held on July 28, 2025. Draft Minutes

 

D. DISCUSSION ITEMS 

At this time, any member of the public may ask the Commission to be heard on Discussion Items. 

2. Review and approve transmittal of 2025 Third Quarter Report to the Board of Supervisors. Staff Agenda and Quarterly Report

3. Review and give direction to Executive Director regarding the transmittal of 2025 Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors. Staff Agenda and Annual Report

4. Review and approve 2026 and January 2027 Commission meeting dates and times. Staff Agenda and Meeting Calendar

 

E. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS and/or PRESENTATIONS: 

5. Executive Director Update and audit presentation. Auditing Procedure PowerPoint Slides

 

F. COMMISSION COMMENTS and NEW BUSINESS

At this time, the Commission may suggest new business to be addressed at future meetings or may address any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission, Commission members may also ask questions or give direction to staff so long as the Commission does not take any action on off-agenda matters.   

 

G. ADJOURNMENT:  Next regularly scheduled meeting - Monday, January 26, 2026 at 1:30 pm (1300 S. Grand, Building B, 2nd Floor Conference Room)

 

Declaration of Recording Secretary, Jasmine Mo, declaring posting of the Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission Agenda at least 72 hours prior to the regular meeting on January 26, 2026 at 1:30 pm. The posting occurred at the following locations all of which are in the County of Orange and freely accessible to members of the public:

  1. Summarized on ethics.oc.gov/meeting-information
  2. OCEthics 1300 S. Grand Ave. Bldg. B. 2nd Floor Santa Ana, CA (front door).