City of Santa Rosa 637 First Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
LONG-TERM FINANCIAL POLICY AND AUDIT
SUBCOMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND
SUMMARY REPORT
AUGUST 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY
ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM THE CHAMBER LARGE CONFERENCE
ROOM LOCATED AT: 637 FIRST STREET - (IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING CONTINUE TO BE CONSIDERED).
OR JOIN VIA ZOOM WEBINAR BY VISITING:
https://srcity-org.zoom.us/j/81157125454
OR LISTEN BY PHONE: (877) 853-5257 - ENTER ID: 811 5712 5454
A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
VIEWING ONCE UPLOADED TO SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PARTICIPATION
LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT:
All public comments will be provided in person or via email submitted in advance of the meetings.
Each speaker is allowed up to three minutes.
E-MAIL PUBLIC COMMENT:
To submit an e-mailed public comment to the Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit (LTFPA) Subcommittee, please send to:
[email protected] by 5:00PM, Monday, prior to the regularly scheduled LTFPA meeting. E-mailed public comments will be added to the record prior to the start of the meeting and will be distributed to the LTFPA Subcommittee members and uploaded to the agenda prior to the start of the meeting for public access. Emails received will not be read into the record. Please note that all e-mails sent to the city are considered public records and subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report
City of Santa Rosa
AUGUST 14, 2025Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED):
To consider and take action on any request from a Board Member to participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f)).
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person attending in person may address matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the jurisdiction.
The public may comment on scheduled agenda items when the item is called.
Each speaker is allowed up to three minutes.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Approval of Minutes
Cancellation - LTFPA - 7-10-2025
Regular Meeting Minutes - LTFPA - 6-12-2025 - draft
Attachments:
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS
4.1 AUDIT UPDATE
Presenter: Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer
Purpose: CFO will provide an update on the City’s internal audit program.
Recommendation: Information
4.1 Audit Update PresentationAttachments:
4.2 BUDGET REDUCTION UPDATE
Presenter: Scott Wagner, Deputy Director, Finance
Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report
City of Santa Rosa
AUGUST 14, 2025Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
Purpose: Deputy Director Wagner will give a presentation summarizing the General Fund budget reductions to date and the General Fund reduction methodology going forward.
Recommendation: Information
4.2 - Budget Reductions PresentationAttachments:
4.3 FINANCIAL PRESENTATIONS
Presenter: Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer
Purpose: CFO will open a discussion on what information the subcommittee, or the Council as a whole, would want to see in future financial presentations.
Recommendation: Information
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
8/14 – Board would like to discuss the upcoming meeting schedule to determine if any meeting should be moved or cancelled.
Upcoming meetings are:
September 11
October 30
November 13
December 11
January 26, 2026
This time is reserved for discussion whether to place matters on a future agenda for further discussion.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats, to enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings and programs are available by contacting the Finance Department at: [email protected] , please put in the subject line “LTFPA”, or (707) 543-3140 (TTY Relay at 711) one week prior to the meeting. Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet at http://srcity.org.
Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report
City of Santa Rosa
AUGUST 14, 2025Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
Any writing or documents provided to a majority of the Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit Subcommittee regarding any item on this agenda can be made available for public inspection upon request to [email protected] please put in the subject line:
“LTFPA DOCUMENT REQUEST”