City of Sacramento
Budget and Audit Committee Report
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2026-00621 3/10/2026
Budget and Audit Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2026-00621
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Budget and Audit Committee meeting minutes dated February 3, 2026.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-February 3, 2026, Budget and Audit Committee DRAFT Meeting Minutes Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: It is the best practice for the legislative body to approve the minutes for each meeting.
Policy Considerations: Per City of Sacramento Charter § 33, the City Council shall require the City Clerk to keep a permanent public record of its proceedings showing all action considered and taken, motions and records, the text of ordinances and resolutions introduced or adopted and all amendments thereto proposed or adopted, and the vote of each Council Member regarding any matter before the City Council or any committee thereof.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: None.
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: After each Budget and Audit Committee meeting, the City Clerk
File ID: 2026-00621 3/10/2026
composes the DRAFT Minutes noticing the action taken by the legislative body. Those DRAFT Minutes are presented to the Budget and Audit Committee for its approval as a permanent record of the meeting’s actions.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Roger Dickinson, Chair, District 2
Karina Talamantes, District 3
Caity Maple, District 5
Eric Guerra, District 6
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager
Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor
Michael Benner, Supervising Deputy City Attorney
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
11:00 a.m.
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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
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City of Sacramento
Budget and Audit Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
11:00 AM
Open Session
Regular meeting called to order by Chair Dickinson at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Vice Mayor Talamantes.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Vice Mayor Talamantes.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Member Guerra.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
A motion passed to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.
1. Budget and Audit Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2026-00161
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Budget and Audit Committee meeting minutes dated December 9, 2025.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
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2. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Measure U Sales Tax Performance Audit File ID: 2026-00443
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion: 1) accepting the (FY) 2024/25 Measure U Sales Tax Performance Audit; and 2) forwarding it to City Council for approval.
Contact: Osvaldo Lopez, Accounting Manager, (916) 808-4740, [email protected]; Peter Coletto, Finance Director, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Department of Finance
3. Fiscal Year 2024/25 Independent Accountants’ Report on the Appropriation Limit Calculation
File ID: 2026-00447
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Osvaldo Lopez, Finance Manager, (916) 808-4740, [email protected]; Peter Coletto, Director, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Department of Finance
4. City Auditor's Activity Report for the 2nd Quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/2026 File ID: 2026-00400
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion: 1) accepting the City Auditor’s Activity Report for the 2nd Quarter of FY2025/26; and 2) forwarding to City Council for approval.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected], Office of the City Auditor
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Discussion Calendar
5. City Auditor's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Baseline Funding Verification for the Sacramento Children's Fund
File ID: 2026-00378
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Maple / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Passed a Motion: 1) accepting the City Auditor’s FY2024/25 Baseline Funding Verification for the Sacramento Children’s Fund; and 2) forwarding to City Council for approval.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected]; Joe Fleming, Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst, (916) 808-7285, [email protected]; Office of the City Auditor
6. City Auditor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Audited Cannabis Business Operations Tax Amount for the Sacramento Children’s Fund
File ID: 2026-00380
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Passed a Motion: 1) accepting the City Auditor’s FY2024/25 Audited Cannabis Business Operations Tax Amount for the Sacramento Children’s Fund; and 2) forwarding to City Council for approval.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected]; Joe Fleming, Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst, (916) 808-7285, [email protected]; Office of the City Auditor
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7. Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Budget Update and Proposed Adjustments File ID: 2026-00409
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
1) Reviewed the proposed budgetary adjustments and commitment; 2) reviewed the proposed authority adjustment; 3) discussed updates to the development of a two-year budget process; and 4) passed a Motion forwarding to the City Council for approval.
Contact: Peter Coletto, Director, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Mirthala Santizo, Budget Manager, (916) 808-5078, [email protected]; Department of Finance
8. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) File ID: 2026-00432
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Passed a Motion: 1) accepting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR); and 2) forwarding to the City Council for approval.
Contact: Osvaldo Lopez, Finance Manager, (916) 808-4740, [email protected]; Peter Coletto, Finance Director, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Department of Finance
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9. Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Illegal Dumping File ID: 2025-01975
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Reviewed and provided direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding Illegal Dumping and passed a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal with committee members and forwarding the item to the city council for consideration without further review by the committee.
Contact: Councilmember Roger Dickinson, Bryan DeBlonk, Chief of Staff; Xavier Cardenas, District Director, (916) 808-7002, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Roger Dickinson, District 2; Councilmember Mai Vang, Alexxiss Diaz, Public Affairs Director; Susan Khang, Director of Policy and Constituent Affairs, (916) 808-7008, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Mai Vang, District 8; Councilmember Caity Maple, Michael Benjamin, District Director, (916) 808-7005, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Caity Maple, District 5
10. Selection of Vice Chair for Calendar Year 2026
File ID: 2026-00351
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved by Member Guerra.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Passed a Motion selecting Karina Talamantes as Budget and Audit Committee Vice Chair for calendar year 2026.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
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Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
None.
Adjourned – 12:32 p.m.