637 First Street  
City of Santa Rosa  
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:  
finance@srcity.org 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.  
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 Presentation  
Attachments:  
4.2  
BUDGET REDUCTION UPDATE  
Presenter: Scott Wagner, Deputy Director, Finance  
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 Presentation  
Attachments:  
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: finance@srcity.org , 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.  
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 finance@srcity.org please put in the subject line:  
“LTFPA DOCUMENT REQUEST”