Governance Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

1 governance

1.1 board of water , power commissioners

1.1.1 current board of water , power commissioners


1.2 executive management
1.3 current executive management

governance
board of water , power commissioners

the ladwp governed five-member los angeles board of water , power commissioners, appointed mayor of los angeles , confirmed los angeles city council staggered, five-year terms. board sets policy department of water , power, city-owned electricity , water company, , votes on utility rates, renewable energy projects, , pension tiers ladwp employees.

the board of water , power commissioners meets regularly on first , third tuesdays of each month @ 11:00 a.m. regular meeting agendas available public @ least 72 hours before board meets.

on august 16, 2013, mayor eric garcetti nominated 4 new appointees board of water , power commissioners: mel levine, william w. funderburk, jr., michael f. fleming, , jill banks barad. 4 commissioners confirmed los angeles city council on september 11, 2013, joining christina e. noonan on panel. noonan appointed former mayor antonio villaraigosa.

current board of water , power commissioners

mel levine, president:

term: until june 30, 2019.

mel levine partner @ international law firm of gibson, dunn & crutcher 1993 until 2012. continues of counsel firm. served member of united states congress 1983 until 1993 , member of california state assembly 1977 1982.

william w. funderburk, jr., vice president:

term: until june 30, 2022.

william w. funderburk founding partner of castellόn & funderburk llp, business litigation boutique law firm in los angeles , san francisco bay area. has practiced @ firm since 1999.

aura vasquez, commissioner:

term: until june 30, 2020.

aura vasquez climate justice director center popular democracy , represents cpd on several national committees on climate change.

jill banks barad, commissioner:

term: until june 30, 2018.

jill banks barad civic leader , operates political consulting, public relations, , government affairs firm, jill barad & associates.

christina e. noonan, commissioner

term: until june 30, 2021.

christina e. noonan senior vice president of commercial real estate services , investment management company jones lang lasalle.

executive management

the general manager, senior assistant general managers, chief financial officer, , managing senior assistant city attorney (under los angeles city attorney) manage operations.

on january 31, 2014, ron nichols resigned chief of ladwp amid ongoing controversies regarding ladwp.

on february 21, 2014, marcie l. edwards, unanimously confirmed los angeles city council on february 21, 2014. first woman lead ladwp. @ time of nomination, edwards anaheim s city manager. prior appointment anaheim s city manager, edwards served chief of anaheim public utilities 13 years. edwards worked @ ladwp 24 years, starting @ age of 19 clerk typist.

in august 2016, marcie l. edwards announced retirement. on august 16, 2016, los angeles board of water , power commissioners appointed david h. wright interim general manager, , requested city council confirm appointment permanent general manager. wright had been ladwp serving chief operating officer , formerly assistant general manager of power system since february 2015. ladwp’s chief operating officer, wright oversaw water , power systems, customer service , information technology services, supply chain services, human resources, fleet services, equal employment opportunity services , communications, marketing , community affairs.

current executive management

general manager: david h. wright
chief operating officer: martin l. adams
chief financial officer: jeffery l. peltola




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