637 First Street  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit  
Subcommittee  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Thursday, February 12, 2026  
4:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
The meeting was called to order by Member Okrepkie at 4:04 PM.  
3 - Mark Stapp, Caroline Bañuelos, and Jeff Okrepkie  
Present:  
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 Draft  
Attachments:  
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  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
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  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
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:  
_______________________________  
Victoria Luna  
Recording Secretary