LA Council Watch

Sung Won Sohn / City Employees Retirement System Board / Commission Re-Appointment

Council File 26-1200-S32

Under review — the Personnel Committee backed Sung Sohn's reappointment to the city's pension board, and the full City Council has until July 1 to confirm or reject the nomination.

Introduced
2026-06-08
Last changed
2026-06-26
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-26
Committee
Personnel and Hiring Committee
Initiated by
Mayor
References
Related Council File: 15-1196

Brief

The Mayor nominated Sung Won Sohn for reappointment to the City Employees Retirement System Board. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the nomination on June 26, 2026, advancing it toward full City Council confirmation. The file remains open and is scheduled for further council action.

Full summary

The Mayor submitted a nomination on June 8, 2026 to reappoint Sung Sohn to the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (LACERS) Board of Administration. LACERS is the fiduciary body responsible for overseeing pension and retirement benefits for eligible city employees, including investment management and benefit administration. If confirmed, Sohn's new term would run through June 30, 2031. Sohn resides in Council District Five, and the current board composition following this appointment would stand at four women and two men. The Personnel and Hiring Committee took up the nomination on June 26, 2026, reviewing both the Mayor's June 8 report and a City Ethics Commission report dated June 16, 2026. The committee voted to recommend approval, with Councilmembers McOsker and Soto-Martinez voting yes and Rodriguez absent. The nomination now moves to the full City Council for final confirmation. The Council faces a deadline of July 1, 2026 to act, making this a time-sensitive matter. Sohn has filed a financial disclosure statement, and no community impact statements have been submitted. The appointment is not official until the full Council votes.

Activity (4)

  • 2026-06-26 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-06-22 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 26, 2026.
  • 2026-06-09 Mayor document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
  • 2026-06-08 Document submitted by Mayor, dated June 8, 2026.

Documents (3)

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