City Ethics Commission
The City Ethics Commission administers and enforces the City's governmental ethics, campaign finance and lobbying laws; only its commissioners can make final decisions on enforcement actions and legislative recommendations, and three votes are needed to act. The Mayor, City Attorney, Controller, Council President and Council President Pro Tempore each appoint one of its five members, subject to Council confirmation, for staggered five-year terms (Ethics Commission).
Latest
On Sept. 22 the Council received and filed City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto's appointment of Dena Bloom for a term ending June 30, 2031, after the appointee withdrew (CF 26-1200-S50); the Commission's roster lists four commissioners. The agenda for its Aug. 19 meeting listed the election of a president and vice president for fiscal year 2026-27 and a summary of behested payments for January through June 2026; the agenda named Aryeh Cohen as vice president, and the roster now lists Cohen as president and Morenike (Nike) Irvin as vice president. Its next regular meeting is Oct. 21.
| Meets | Six regular meetings in 2026 (Feb. 18, April 22, June 17, Aug. 19, Oct. 21, Dec. 16); the Aug. 19 meeting was at 1 p.m. in City Hall Room 1060 |
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| Agendas | Official agendas |
| Website | ethics.lacity.gov/commissioners |
Meetings
Past meetings
August 2026
- August 19, 2026 agenda only, minutes not posted The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission's agenda for Aug. 19, 2026, had two action items. The first was a staff recommendation to find that DWP Commissioner…
Members
- Aryeh Cohen, President (term ends June 30, 2028)
- Morenike (Nike) Irvin, Vice President (term ends June 30, 2030)
- Robert Stern, Commissioner (term ends June 30, 2027)
- Terry Kaufmann, Commissioner (term ends June 30, 2029)