DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
11:00 AM
Regular Meeting
Council Chamber - 915 I Street, 1st Floor
Budget and Audit Committee
BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Roger Dickinson, Chair, District 2
Karina Talamantes, Vice Chair, 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
Andrea Velasquez, Supervising Deputy
City Attorney
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Open Session
Regular meeting called to order by Chair Dickinson at 11:08 a.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra (at 11:10 a.m.), Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Maple.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Maple.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Members of the public provided public comments.
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: 2026-01162
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Budget and Audit Committee meeting minutes dated May 26, 2026.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
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Discussion Calendar
2. Audit of the City’s Homeless Response: Evaluation of Costs and Outcomes of Sheltering Programs
File ID: 2026-01128
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Passed a Motion: 1) accepting the Audit of the City’s Homeless Response: Evaluation of Costs and Outcomes of Sheltering Programs; and 2) forwarding to the City Council for approval.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected], Office of the City Auditor
3. Proposed Update to the City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan File ID: 2026-01237
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Dickinson.
Reviewed new audit request and passed a Motion: 1) updating the City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan; and 2) forwarding to the City Council for final approval.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected], Office of the City Auditor
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Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 12:41 p.m.
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