A year into his Administration, Mayor Villaraigosa has named his members of the commission that oversees the city's police and fire pension plan. It's inside-baseball news not really of general interest, so probably fitting that some of the names are insiders. Press release after the jump:

Office of the Mayor
City of Los Angeles
ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 21, 2006

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA APPOINTS MEMBERS TO THE FIRE AND POLICE PENSIONS COMMISSION

(Los Angeles, CA)- Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa recently completed his appointments to the Fire and Police Pensions Commission.

"The men and women who keep us safe deserve the very best," said Mayor Villaraigosa. "My appointees' expertise and commitment to public service will serve our city well."

The Fire and Police Pensions Commission is responsible for administering pension plans, disability benefits, and post-retirement health subsidy benefits for all full-time sworn police officers and firefighters of the City of Los Angeles. The system, overseen by this commission covers approximately 12,700 active system members and 11,800 retired members.

The Mayor appoints five members to the nine-person commission. Sworn members of the Fire and Police Departments each elect one member and the retired Fire and Police members each elect one member. Since the beginning of his term, the Mayor has appointed three new members to the commission in addition to retaining two current members.

The five new members of the board are:
* Elliot Broidy - Founder and Chairman of Markstone Capital Partners;
* Sean Harrigan - Executive Director of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Western State Council;
* Steve Juarez - Financial Practices Manager, J. Paul Getty Trust;
* Patricia Means - Founder and President of Turning Point Communications;
* Louis Moret - former Chief Operating Officer, Southern California Association of Governments;

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE APPOINTEES FOLLOW:

ELLIOT BROIDY
Elliot Broidy is the Founder and Chairman of Markstone Capital Partners, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in traditional industries within the Israeli economy. Mr. Broidy is also Chairman of ESI Holdings, Inc., an event management and logistics company. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Foley Timber and Land Company, and Vantis Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisor.

Mr. Broidy is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, serves on the Board of Leaders of the USC Marshall School of Business and its Board of Advisors for the Center for Investment Studies and is a trustee of the USC Hillel Foundation. He serves on the Board of Governors and the Endowment Committee of Hebrew Union College. Mr. Broidy was also recently appointed to serve on the United States Homeland Security Advisory Council.

SEAN HARRIGAN
Sean Harrigan was elected as the Executive Director of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western State Council in November, 2001. He also serves as an International Vice-President to the UFCW International Union and as a member of the Executive Council of the California State Federation of Labor.

Additionally, Mr. Harrigan is a member of the California State Personnel Board, having been appointed in July of 1999. He is the immediate past Board President of the CalPERS Board of Administration, where he served in that capacity from February 2003 until January 1, 2005. He was elected as the State Personnel Board's representative on the CalPERS Board in December 1999.

STEVE JUAREZ
Steve Juarez currently manages the financial practices of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Mr. Juarez previously served as the assistant Vice Chancellor of the UCLA Government & Community Relations, a department directing the University's external relations with federal, state and local elected officials. Prior to serving as the Vice Chancellor, Mr. Juarez served as the Chief Legislative Representative for the County of Los Angeles.

In addition, Mr. Juarez serves as President of the Neighborhood Youth Association, which provides education and social services to underprivileged youth. Mr. Juarez also serves as the Board Chair of the Southern California Leadership Network, an organization dedicated to assisting in the development of regional leaders in the public, private and non-profit sectors and as a Senior Fellow of the UCLA School of Public Policy & Social Research.

PATRICIA MEANS
Patricia Means is the founder and president of Turning Point Communications. Ms. Means served as Chairperson of the Los Angeles 10th District Small Business Commission. She is the board president of the TPC Foundation, Inc. and sits on the boards of the West Angeles Community Development Corporation, the Los Angeles African American Women's Political Institute, Inc. (LAAAWPPI), the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce and the Wells Fargo Community Advisory Board.

Ms. Means was appointed to the National Congressional Small Business Task Force by Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald. Ms. Means has held executive management positions at Purex Corporation, Foote, Cone, Belding/Honig Advertising, Motown Records, ProServ, Inc., and KACE radio.

LOUIS MORET
Louis Moret served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for 12 years, where he was responsible for the internal administration of the organization. Prior to his stint as COO of SCAG, Mr. Moret served as the Vice President of Cranston Securities Company and Commissioner for the Los Angeles Department of Public Works. Mr. Moret also worked as Director in the Office of Minority Economic Impact at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he was tasked with providing policy recommendations and advice on the economic and environmental impact of National Department of Energy Policy. Additionally, Mr. Moret served as Vice President of the National Economic Development Association.