MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAMON FINANCE COMMITTEE
May 8, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 PM.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Mark Armstrong Chair Present
Scott Perkins Vice Chair Present
Candace Daniels, Finance Division Manager
Mark Holland, Police Sergeant
Adolfo Navarro, Accounting Specialist
Kelly Sessions, Administrative Services Director
Steven Spedowfski, Interim City Manager
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment was received from Tywon Sacontrie who expressed her discontent that the City only provided the agenda in the binder and did not have the entire agenda printed out, and she questioned how the City can have transparency in government if it is unwilling to provide a printed copy of the agenda items to the public.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Finance Committee - Special Meeting - Apr 24, 2023 4:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Armstrong, Perkins
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 Staff Report by Candace Daniels, Finance Division Manager Public Comment was received from Tywon Sacontrie regarding how the audit was performed, that GHAD funds were not included in the audit, and she requested GHAD to be audited. Ms. Sancontrie further questioned the long-term debt reserve and mentioned that there is no reason why the revenue decreased.
She also asked if the city uses the same auditor yearly, or if there is a bid for a new audit company.
2 Finance Committee Meeting – May 8, 2023
The Finance Committee accepted the report.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Armstrong, Perkins
5.2 California Employer’s Benefit Trust (CERBT) for the Period Ending March 31, 2023
Staff Report by Candace Daniels, Finance Division Manager Public Comment was received from Tywon Sacontrie who expressed her displeasure for not receiving the staff report and stated that she had no confidence in the report.
The Finance Committee accepted the report.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Armstrong, Perkins
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next Finance Committee Meeting is scheduled for June 12, 2023.