BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Roger Dickinson, Chair, District 2
Karina Talamantes, District 3
Caity Maple, Vice Chair, District 5
Eric Guerra, District 6
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Leyne Milstein, Interim City Manager
Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor
Matthew Ruyak, Assistant City Attorney
Special Meeting
DRAFT Minutes
Budget and Audit
Committee
City Hall Complex
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
11:00 a.m.
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City of Sacramento
Budget and Audit Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
Special Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
11:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Budget and Audit Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session
Special meeting called to order by Vice Chair Maple at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, and Karina Talamantes.
Members Absent: Chair Dickinson.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Talamantes.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Talamantes.
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Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
Anyone may request an item be removed for separate consideration.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, and Karina Talamantes.
Absent: Chair Dickinson.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1. Budget and Audit Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2025-00083
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Budget and Audit Committee meeting minutes dated April 22, 2025 and May 27, 2025.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
Discussion Calendar
2. Measure U Community Advisory Commission Recommendations Regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Budget Priorities
File ID: 2025-01004
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Reviewed and commented.
Contact: Ash Roughani, Special Projects Manager, (916) 808-7751, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
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3. Adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Operating Budget and 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Plan
File ID: 2025-00609
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, and Karina Talamantes.
Absent: Chair Dickinson.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Passed a Motion to 1) forward the FY2025/26 Operating Budget (Budget) and the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Plan to Council for consideration, 2) direct staff to provide the Budget & Audit Committee (Committee) an in-depth vacancy analysis for Committee discussion ahead of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Budget development process, and 3) direct staff to bring policy options regarding budget year plus one balancing to the Committee consideration.
Contact: Peter Coletto, Director of Finance, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Mirthala Santizo, Budget Manager, (916) 808-5078, [email protected]; Department of Finance
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
1. AB1234 Reports
Councilmember Guerra reported that he traveled to our Sister City of Jinan, China.
Adjourned – 11:58 a.m.