Budget and Audit Committee Meeting - September 1, 2020
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Budget and Audit Committee Meeting - September 1, 2020
The Budget and Audit Committee of the Sacramento City Council met on September 1, 2020, from 3:19 PM to 3:24 PM via teleconference. Vice Chair Eric Guerra presided with Councilmembers Rick Jennings and Jay Schenirer present; Mayor Darrell Steinberg was absent. The committee approved three consent calendar items and discussed a report on COVID-19 response finances.
Consent Calendar
- Item 1: City Auditor’s Activity Report for the 4th Quarter of FY 2019/2020 – accepted and forwarded to City Council.
- Item 2: City Auditor’s Recommendation Follow-Up Report for the six months ending June 30, 2020 – accepted and forwarded to City Council.
- Item 3: Proposed Business Operating Permit fees for cannabis nurseries – reviewed and forwarded to City Council for a public hearing. All items passed unanimously (3-0).
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were received on any agenda item or matters not on the agenda.
Discussion Items
- Item 4: City Auditor’s Assessments of Revenues and Expenses Associated with the City's COVID-19 Response - Report No. 1. City Auditor Jorge Oseguera presented the report, summarizing the office's activities including assisting with internal controls, reviewing proposals, conducting real-time auditing, and surveying businesses and residents. The committee received the report and forwarded it to the full City Council for approval. Councilmember Guerra thanked the auditor and staff for working around the clock. Councilmember Schenirer suggested incorporating equity audits into future reports, referencing the National Association of State Auditors' efforts. The motion passed unanimously (3-0).
Key Outcomes
- All three consent calendar items were approved and forwarded to City Council.
- The COVID-19 response assessment report was received and forwarded to City Council.
- Meeting adjourned at 3:24 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Vice Chair, you can start whenever you're ready. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Um, if the we're gonna call this meeting to order of the um City of Sacramento budget and audit committee on uh September 1st, 2020 at 319 p.m. If the clerk could please call the roll. Councilmember Jennings here councilmember Shaneer here, Vice Chair Guerra here and Mayor Steinberger will be absent. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Uh that is that uh that I assume that establishes a quorum. That's correct. Okay, good. Uh we'll go ahead and move on to our first item, the consent calendar. Uh does any member wish to be moved? It's been moved by council member Shener is there a second. There is a second, sir. It's seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Any Madam Clerk, any comments from the public? Uh I have no callers on this consent calendar. Great, thanks. Any comments from the members of the council, the committee? Seeing none, madam clerk. If you could please call the roll. Councilmember Jennings. Aye. Councilmember Shaneer. Aye. And Vice Chair Guerra. Aye. That measure passes. Is that correct, Madam Clerk? That's correct. Okay, thank you. Uh Madam Clerk, we'll go ahead and go on to the next item on the agenda, discussion calendar item number four. Mr. City Attorney, me city auditor. That upgraded for a second. Uh good afternoon, uh Vice Chair and members of the budget and audit committee. Well kills the guide on your city auditor. The recommendation that is before you is that you pass a motion receiving the city auditor's assessment of revenues and expenses associated with the COVID 19 response, and that you forward to the city council for approval. This report is intended to provide the mayor and city council with information that summarizes the activities the city auditor's office is involved with relating to the COVID 19 response. Some of the activity detailed in this report includes assisting with the development of the COVID-19 regulatory and internal control framework, assisting the city with establishing documentation guidelines, uh reviewing hundreds of proposals to provide feedback on program eligibility. We plan to work proactively to perform real-time auditing of COVID-19 expenses, um, investigating or referring COVID-19 whistleblower cases regarding potential fraud waste or abuse, conducting COVID-19 business and residential surveys, and going forward, we will continue to work with the city to identify and mitigate areas of risk and minimize potential risk of federal clawbacks. This concludes my presentation and I'm available to answer any questions should you have. Thank you very much, Mr. Auditor. Um I want to thank you and all your staff for your work. You guys have been working around the clock with all our other staff to make sure that we can get um uh the COVID funding processed and ready for the council to approve to get out there, and I do appreciate them. Even working on weekends and uh and um and I know it's been challenging also working from home as well. So while you're doing that work. Um I'll go ahead and uh bring it back to the members is uh uh or the first madam clerk. Are there any comments from the public? I have no callers on this item.
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