637 First Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404City of Santa Rosa
Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
4:00 PMThursday, January 29, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chair Stapp at 4:05 PM.
Chair Mark Stapp, Caroline Bañuelos, and Jeff OkrepkiePresent: 3 - Also present: Chief Financial Officer Scott Wagner, City Attorney Teresa Stricker, Assistant City Manager Jason Nutt, Budget & Financial Analysis Manager Veronica Conner, Housing & Community Services Manager Megan Basinger, Human Resources Director Dominique Blanquie, Human Resources Deputy Director golbou ghassemieh.
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code § 54953.8)
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular Meeting Minutes 11-13-25 DraftAttachments:
Approved as submitted.
5 SCHEDULED ITEMS
5.1 CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FINANCIAL UPDATE
Presenter: Teresa Stricker, City Attorney
Purpose: The City Attorney’s Office will present a performance review to the Committee, comparing the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget against actual results. The review will detail staffing allocations, costs for services and supplies, and revenues.
Recommendation: Information
PresentationAttachments:
The subcommittee discussed the presentation.
City of Santa Rosa
Regular Meeting Minutes
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Audit Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
received and filed
5.2 HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL UPDATE
Presenter: Dominique Blanquie, Human Resources Director Purpose: The Human Resources Department will present a
performance review to the Committee, comparing the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget against actual results. The review will detail staffing allocations, costs for services and supplies, and revenues.
Recommendation: Information
PresentationAttachments:
The subcommittee discussed the presentation.
received and filed
5.3 FY 2025-26 QUARTERLY BUDGET REVIEW - SECOND QUARTER Presenter: Veronica Conner, Budget & Financial Analysis Manager Purpose: Staff will present information on the budget performance, primarily the second quarter.
Recommendation: Information
PresentationAttachments:
The subcommittee discussed the presentation.
received and filed
6 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
The next regular meeting will be February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Stapp at 6:01 PM.
Approved on February 12, 2026
/s/Victoria Luna
Recording Secretary
City of Santa Rosa
Regular Meeting Minutes
January 29, 2026Long-Term Financial Policy and
Audit Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final