Good morning everyone.

I would like to bring the personnel and public employee meeting to order.

Well, the clerk please call the roll to establish a court.

Thank you chair. Councilmember Telemontes.

Councilmember Valenzuela.

Here.

Vice Chair Maple.

Here.

And Chair Kaplan.

Here. And then for members of the public who happen to be in the audience, if you wish to speak on an item one that's on the agenda, please put in request speaker form.

Or if it's not on the agenda, you will be at the very end for public comments.

Please hand speaker slip up front and we will now proceed to today's agenda.

But before we fully get started, I'd like to ask Councilmember Valenzuela to do the land acknowledgement and the pledge for us.

Thank you.

Please stand if you are able for the opening acknowledgments and honor Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands to the original people of this land.

The Nissanon people, the southern Maidu, Valley and Plains, Mewak put when win-tune peoples and the people of the Wilton Rancho Ria, Sacramento is only federally recognized tribe.

May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples history, contributions and lives.

Thank you. Now please salute and pledge.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you.

All right, before we get to our consent and the one item on discussion, I want to clarify a couple things for the record.

Unfortunately, the annual review required of all charter members and direct reports to present to PPNE was mistakenly put on consent by staff.

Chapter 18 in council rules sets forth a requirement that all charter and direct reports present to PPNE.

At no time was the intent of the language or should this language be inferred to allow annual reports to go on consent, percent equals discussion and presentation.

We are a public body and a public institution in order to hold the highest standards of transparency.

All of these items require presentation and discussion to PPNE committee.

This transparency of presentation allows the public body to discuss each respective departments goals and achievements and allows this body to have a standard of accountability.

The presentation process is just step one laid out in the council rules for accountability and transparency of the council's direct reports.

The actual evaluation is a closed session item a set out in chapter 18 of council rules.

Furthermore, salary discussions will follow the process laid out in government code, which requires an open session discussion.

Right now is not the time to discuss salaries or individual evaluation.

This process is set forth with PPNE is to discuss the past year and future direction of each department.

This can only happen when there is a presentation.

Thus, a mistake of having the reports on consent was not done under the chair's direction.

Therefore, item two on consent is going to be postponed to a later PPNE date where this item will appear under discussion and each direct report will present to this committee,

including the city manager, which was left off as well.

Everyone's time is valued and it's important these presentations are important that happen in public.

Thank you. I would now like to just move consent item one the minutes and item two postponed to another PPNE meeting, which will appear as a discussion item.

Do I have a second?

Second by Vice Chair Maple. All in favor?

Aye.

Thank you.

Now moving on to item three, which is the annual report and performance evaluation for our point of interim city auditor.

Welcome and we look forward to your presentation.

Thank you.

All right. Good morning.

Thank you. Chair Kaplan and members of the personal and public employees committee.

I'm Frishta Rari, the interim city auditor.

The recommendation that is before you is to receive the city auditor's fiscal year 2024 annual report and consider and make recommendations to the council and pass the motion forwarding this to the city council for final approval.

So just a quick agenda for this presentation.

We'll start with a quick review of the city auditor's roles and responsibilities.

Our office's mission, philosophy and vision and will detail our work for fiscal year 24.

We'll also review some key deliverables and performance goals that were reviewed and approved by this body during the fiscal year 2023 annual report presentation.

And discuss our goals and objectives for fiscal year 2025.

So the office of the city auditor provides independent objective and reliable information regarding the city's ability to meet its goals and objectives and establish an adequate system of internal controls.

We identify areas for city to improve city operations and enhance its efficiency and effectiveness.

In 2018 voters approved measure K which establishes the city auditor as a charter officer.

In addition, the duties and of the city auditor and the independent budget analysts were combined in this measure.

And so section 77 of the city charter states that the city auditor shall independently assess and report on the city's operations and services.