Report to City Council
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Patty Rodriguez, Manager of the Office of Mayor and City Council/City Clerk
AGENDA DATE: November 18, 2025
TITLE: COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY EXPENDITURE REPORTS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 -2026, JULY 1, 2025 –
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 (REPORT OF: CITY CLERK)
(DISTRICT: ALL DISTRICTS)
TITLE SUMMARY: Council Discretionary Expenditure Reports – September 2025
DISTRICT: All Districts
Recommendation(s)
That the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Council Discretionary Expenditure Report for July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025.
SUMMARY
This staff report is prepared at the request of the City Council to provide transparency with respect to the expenditure of City funds from City Council Discretionary Expenditure Accounts. These reports are for each Council Member’s year-to-date expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025/26, for July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. Each Council District receives an annual budget allocation of $3,000, and the Mayor receives an annual budget allocation of $6,000.
With the adoption of the current fiscal year budget and pursuant to Resolution No. 2025- 27, unused monies from Fiscal Year 2024/25 have been carried over to the current Fiscal
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Year as approved by the City Manager. This Discretionary Expenditure Report reflects the amended budget amount, including the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 unused monies as the Carryover Budget Amount.
The Expenditure reports are included routinely in the City Council agenda as an additional means of distributing reports on activities to the Council and the public. The reports are to be posted to the City’s website following Council approval. The monthly reports provide unaudited information and are reconciled to the City’s general ledger. Following the end of the Fiscal Year, the financial information shall be reviewed as part of the City’s independent financial audit.
FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact as all funds are budgeted within the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget.
PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT
Prepared By: Department Head Approval:
Jasmin Rivera M. Patricia Rodriguez
Executive Assistant to the Mayor and Council Office Manager of the Office of the Mayor and City Council/City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL GOALS
None.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
1. Economic Development
2. Public Safety
3. Library
4. Infrastructure
5. Beautification, Community Engagement, and Quality of Life
6. Youth Programs
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Report Approval Details
Document
Title:
STAFFREPORT_CC_COUNCILDISCRETIONARYREPORT_NOV
18.docx
Attachments: - Discretionary Expenditure Reports Nov 18.pdf Final
Approval
Date:
Nov 13, 2025
This report and all of its attachments were approved and signed as outlined below:
Natalia Lopez
No Signature - Task assigned to Dena Heald was completed by workflow administrator Patty Rodriguez
Dena Heald
Launa Jimenez
Brian Mohan
Patty Rodriguez