Report to City Council
ID: 26-0399 Page 1
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Patty Rodriguez, MMC, Manager of the Office of
Mayor and City Council/City Clerk
AGENDA DATE: October 20, 2026
TITLE: COUNCIL TRAINING & TRAVEL EXPENDITURE
REPORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 (REPORT OF:
CITY CLERK) (DISTRICT: ALL DISTRICTS)
TITLE SUMMARY: Council Training & Travel Expenditure Reports – July & August 2026
DISTRICT: All Districts
Recommendation(s)
That the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 City Council Training & Travel Expenditure Report for the month of July & August 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 & 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 be reviewed as part of the City’s independent financial audit.
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July 2026: Travel Activity – Mayor Cabrera and Mayor Pro Tem Gonzalez August 2026: No Travel Activity
FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact, as all funds are budgeted within the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 annual budget.
PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT
Prepared By: Department Head Approval:
Jasmin Rivera M. Patricia 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_OCT
.20.2026.docx
Attachmen
ts:
- Travel Authorization Form_Mayor Pro Tem
Gonzalez_NALEO_10.20.2026.pdf
- Travel Authorization Form_Mayor Cabrera_Board of
Directors_10.20.26.pdf
- Travel Authorization Form_Mayor
Cabrera_NALEO_10.20.2026_FINAL.pdf
Final
Approval
Date:
Oct 15, 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