Finance Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · March 10, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION
MINUTES
Minutes of the Finance Commission Regular Meeting
March 10, 2025
The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting in person and
utilizing teleconferencing means on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Linda Reiners, Vice Chair Ashby Monk, Commissioner Adam Fischer,
Commissioner Phil Koen, Commissioner Joe Rodgers, Mayor Matthew Hudes, and Vice Mayor
Rob Moore
Town Staff Present: Town Manager, Chris Constantin; Finance Director, Gitta Ungvari; Town
Clerk, Wendy Wood; and Finance and Accounting Manager, Eric Lemon.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Approve the Minutes of the February 10, 2025, Finance Commission Regular Meeting
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for January 2025
3. Receive the California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2024 and the Performance Report
as of January 31, 2025.
4. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2024, and Performance as
of January 31, 2025
5. Receive FY 2023-24 Federal Single Audit Report
6. Recommend that the Town Council Receive the Independent Accountants’ Report on
Agreed-Upon Procedures on Measure G Revenues and Expenditures for the Period July
1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
Commissioner Koen requested to pull item 4.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Monk to approve the consent items with the exception of
item four. Seconded by Commissioner Rodgers.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Finance Commission Regular Meeting of March 10, 2025
DATE: April 8, 2025
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
There was no public comment.
OTHER BUSINESS
7. Review and Recommend to the Town Council Changes to the Town’s Investment Policy
The Chair opened the item for discussion.
The Commission discussed the item and asked questions.
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Monk to recommend adding a requirement to the
investment policy, under the heading of Portfolio Maturities and Liquidity, for an
ALM study to be performed on a bi-annual basis [every two years]. Seconded by
Commissioner Koen.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Koen to accept the policy with the staff changes and
noting the proposed adjustment plan [in the previous motion]. Seconded by Vice
Chair Monk.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
8. Review and Recommend to the Town Council Changes to the Town’s General Fund
Reserve Policy
The Chair opened the item for discussion.
The Commission discussed the item and asked questions.
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Chair Reiners to accept the two staff recommendations and to ask that
staff come back with consideration of other changes that were discussed.
Seconded by Commissioner Koen.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Finance Commission Regular Meeting of March 10, 2025
DATE: April 8, 2025
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
9. Discussion of Topics for Budget and Financial Statement Discussion
The Town Manager, Chris Constantin, presented the item.
The Commission discussed the item and asked questions.
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
There was no action taken on this item.
PULLED CONSENT ITEMS
4. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2024, and Performance as
of January 31, 2025
Commissioner Keon opened the item for discussion.
The Commission discussed the item and asked questions.
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Chair Reiners to receive the CEPPT report. Seconded by Vice Chair
Monk.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
March 10, 2025, special meeting as approved by the Finance Commission.
/s/ Eric Lemon, Finance and Accounting Manager
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION AGENDA
MARCH 10, 2025
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:30 PM
Linda Reiners, Chair
Ashby Monk, Vice Chair
Adam Fischer, Commissioner
Phil Koen, Commissioner
Joseph Rodgers, Commissioner
Matthew Hudes, Mayor
Rob Moore, Vice Mayor
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a hybrid meeting and will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 E.
Main Street and virtually through Zoom Webinar (log-in information provided below). Members
of the public may provide public comments for agenda items in-person or virtually through the
Zoom Webinar by following the instructions listed below.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways:
Zoom Webinar (Online): Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device. Please click this
URL to join: https://losgatosca-
gov.zoom.us/j/83324739120?pwd=ROVSrj37YUwahyFb4dlq2e3DLEo4W0.1
Passcode: 136033 You can also type in 833 2473 9120 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the
Zoom website at and use passcode 136033.
When the Mayor announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. If you are participating by phone on the Zoom app, press *9 on your
telephone keypad to raise your hand.
Telephone: Please dial (877) 3361839 for US Toll-free or (636) 651-0008 for US
Toll. (Conference code: 686100)
If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your
hand.
In-Person: Please complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the chamber benches and
return it to the Town Clerk before the meeting or when the Chair announces the item for which
you wish to speak.
NOTES: (1) Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Chair’s discretion.
(2) If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to Clerk@losgatosca.gov the
subject line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your comment). All
comments received will become part of the record.
(3) Deadlines to submit written comments are:
- 11:00 a.m. the Thursday before the Commission meeting for inclusion in the agenda packet.
- 11:00 a.m. the Friday before the Commission meeting for inclusion in an addendum.
- 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Commission meeting for inclusion in a desk item.
(4) Persons wishing to make a visual presentation on an item listed under Other Business, must
submit the presentation electronically to Clerk@losgatosca.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on the
day of the Commission meeting.
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CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVE REMOTE PARTICIPATION (This item is listed on the agenda in the event there is an
emergency circumstance requiring a Commissioner to participate remotely under AB 2449
(Government Code 54953)).
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent are considered routine Town business and may
be approved by one motion. Members of the public may provide input on any Consent Item(s)
when the Chair asks for public comment on the Consent Items.)
1. Approve the Minutes of the February 10, 2025, Finance Commission Regular Meeting
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for January 2025
3. Receive the California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2024 and the Performance Report
as of January 31, 2025.
4. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2024, and Performance as
of January 31, 2025
5. Receive FY 2023-24 Federal Single Audit Report
6. Recommend that the Town Council Receive the Independent Accountants’ Report on
Agreed-Upon Procedures on Measure G Revenues and Expenditures for the Period July
1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Commission
on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Finance Commission. To ensure all agenda items are heard, this portion of the agenda is limited
to 30 minutes. In the event additional speakers were not able to be heard during the initial
Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal Communications will be
opened prior to adjournment. Each speaker is limited to no more than three (3) minutes or such
time as authorized by the Chair.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
7. Review and Recommend to the Town Council Changes to the Town’s Investment Policy
8. Review and Recommend to the Town Council Changes to the Town’s General Fund
Reserve Policy
9. Discussion of Topics for Budget and Financial Statement Discussion
ADJOURNMENT
ADA NOTICE In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special
assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (408) 354-6834.
Notification at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date will enable the Town to
make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR §35.102-35.104].
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NOTE: The ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be
inaccessible through June 2025. Persons who require the use of that ramp to attend meetings
are requested to contact the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting
date.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Commission after initial
distribution of the agenda packets are available for public inspection in the Clerk’s Office at
Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on Town’s website at www.losgatosca.gov.
Commission agendas and related materials can be viewed online at https://losgatos-
ca.municodemeetings.com/.
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