637 First Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404City of Santa Rosa
Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
4:00 PMThursday, February 12, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Member Okrepkie at 4:04 PM.
Mark Stapp, Caroline Bañuelos, and Jeff OkrepkiePresent: 3 - Also present: Chief Financial Officer Scott Wagner, City Attorney Teresa Stricker, Budget & Financial Analysis Manager Veronica Conner, Fire Chief Scott Westrope, Fire Administrative Analyst Sara Roberts, Communications & Intergovernmental Relations Officer Misti Wood.
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code § 54953.8)
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Janice Karrman spoke on meeting times and public engagement.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular Meeting Minutes January 29, 2026 DraftAttachments:
Approved as submitted.
5. SCHEDULED ITEMS
5.1. COMMUNICATIONS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS OFFICE
FINANCIAL UPDATE
Presenter: Misti Wood, Communications & Intergovernmental Relations Officer
Purpose: The Communications & Intergovernmental Relations 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:
City of Santa Rosa
Regular Meeting Minutes
February 12, 2026Long-Term Financial Policy and
Audit Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
The subcommittee discussed the presentation.
received and filed
5.2. FIRE DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL UPDATE
Presenter: Scott Westrope, Fire Chief
Purpose: The Fire 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.
Janice Karrman spoke on a non-agenda related matter.
received and filed
6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
The next regular meeting on March 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM will be cancelled. The next regular meeting will be scheduled for the following week.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Stapp at 5:29 PM.
Approved on March 17, 2026
/s/Victoria Luna
Recording Secretary