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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-161 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE REDISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING CITY COUNCIL TRAVEL AND <br />TRAINING FUNDS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro City Council has previously allocated funds for travel and <br />training purposes; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council Member Handbook includes a policy that states any unused Travel and <br />Training Budget funds shall be pooled and held for one fiscal year; and <br />WHEREAS, after reviewing the current balance of remaining funds in the Tavel and Training <br />Budget funds, it has been determined that there are unused funds remaining at the end of FY 2024-25; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Council believes that a fair and equitable redistribution of these remaining funds <br />is in the best interest of the members of the Council and will help support their professional <br />development and duties; and <br />WHEREAS, the Council decided at its November 18, 2024 meeting that Councilmembers Aguilar <br />and Simon would have a 50 percent reduction in their Travel and Training Budget Funds, equivalent to <br />$5,000 for FY 2024-25 and that these reductions may be applied into FY 2025-26; and <br />WHEREAS, it is proposed that the remaining funds FY 2024-25 be equally divided among each <br />Councilmember. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City of San Leandro City Council does RESOLVE that: <br />1. The remaining balance of the travel and training funds be redistributed equally among all <br />Councilmembers, resulting in $2,144.63 being allocated to their respective pooled funds account <br />010-11-01x-5515 as of the date of this resolution. <br /> <br />2. Councilmembers will be entitled to use said funds for travel, training, or related professional <br />development activities, in accordance with existing guidelines, only after they exhaust their <br />regular travel and training budget first. <br /> <br />3. Councilmember Aguilar’s travel and training funds for FY 2025-26 will be reduced by $4,981.89 <br />pursuant to the Council’s action on November 18, 2024. <br /> <br />4. Councilmember Simon’s travel and trailing funds for FY 2025-26 will be reduced by $3,856.63 <br />pursuant to the Council’s action on November 18, 2024. <br /> <br />5. The City Council will be notified of the final amount allotted to them in the annual fiscal year-end <br />report on Councilmember travel and training expenditures. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.