IRVINE, Calif.—Irvine formally passed on April 26 an ordinance that will prevent its councilors from appointing family members to the city’s committees, commissions, and boards, though one councilman says the ordinance is politically motivated against his wife, who sits on an advisory committee.
Currently, each councilor can appoint one person to each of Irvine’s 23 committees and commissions, which give advice to nine city departments with a total operating budget of $200 million per year.
Councilman Larry Agran’s wife, Dr. Phyllis Agran, is a pediatrician who sits on Irvine’s Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee, where she was originally appointed by former Mayor Sukhee Kang and was later reappointed by her husband in March 2021.
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