Report to City Council
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Patty Rodriguez, MMC, Manager of the Office of
Mayor and City Council/City Clerk
AGENDA DATE: August 18, 2026
TITLE: COUNCIL TRAINING & TRAVEL EXPENDITURE
REPORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 (REPORT OF:
CITY CLERK) (DISTRICT: ALL DISTRICTS)
TITLE SUMMARY: Council Training & Travel Expenditure Reports – May & June 2026
DISTRICT: All Districts
Recommendation(s)
That the City Council:
1. Receive and file Fiscal Year 2025/2026 City Council Training & Travel Expenditure Report for the months of May & June 2026.
SUMMARY
This staff report is prepared at the request of the City Council to provide transparency regarding the expenditure of City funds for City Council Training and Travel. Each Council District receives an annual budget allocation of $4,000, and the Mayor receives $12,000.
On September 5, 2023, the City Council approved the revision of policy #3.06 to incorporate additional transparency requirements for reporting on travel and training forms.
The training and travel forms provide unaudited information and are reconciled to the City’s general ledger. Following the end of the Fiscal Year, the financial information shall
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be reviewed as part of the City’s independent financial audit.
July 2025: Travel Activity – Mayor Pro Tem Baca-Santa Cruz August 2025: No City Council training or travel expenditure activity to report September 2025: No City Council training or travel expenditure activity to report October 2025: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera, Councilmember Delgado, and Councilmember Gonzalez
November 2025: No City Council training or travel expenditure activity to report December 2025: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera
January 2026: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera and Councilmember Delgado February 2026: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera
March 2026: No City Council training or travel expenditure activity to report April 2026: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera
May 2026: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera and Mayor Pro Tem Gonzalez June 2026: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera
FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact , as all funds are budgeted within the Fiscal Year 202 5/2026 annual budget.
PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT
Prepared By: Department Head Approval:
Jasmin Rivera Patty Rodriguez, MMC
Executive Assistant to the Mayor and Council Office Manager of the Office of the Mayor & 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_COUNCILTRAVELEXPENDITUREREPORT_Aug
18.2026.docx
Attachmen
ts:
- Travel Authorization Form_Mayor Cabrera_SCAG.pdf
- Travel Authorization Form_Mayor Pro Tem Gonzalez_SCAG.pdf - Travel Authorization Form_Mayor Cabrera_USCM.pdf
Final
Approval
Date:
Aug 11, 2026
This report and all of its attachments were approved and signed as outlined below:
Anna Chacon
Felicia London, MPA
Launa Jimenez
Brian Mohan
Patty Rodriguez