Finance Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · September 8, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION
MINUTES
Minutes of the Finance Commission Regular Meeting
September 8, 2025
The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting in person and
via teleconference.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:31 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 (Arrived at 5:46 PM).
Town Staff Present: Town Manager, Chris Constantin; Finance Director, Gitta Ungvari; Town
Clerk, Wendy Wood; and Finance and Accounting Manager, Eric Lemon.
PRESENTATION
i. Receive a Presentation Related to Commissioners’ Roles, Responsibilities, Meeting
Procedures and Policies.
The Town Clerk, Wendy Wood, presented the item.
LIASON UPDATE - Verbal report on the status of the RFP for a Fiscal Condition Analysis,
including a five year and long term forecast, fiscal impact analysis, and asset liability
management study, as well as the timing of upcoming discussions by the Pension and OPEB
Oversight Board and the Finance Commission regarding the pension and OPEB trusts.
The Finance Director, Gitta Ungvari, presented the update.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Approve the Minutes of the August 11, 2025, Finance Commission Regular Meeting
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for July 2025
3. Receive the California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2025, and the Performance Report as of
June 30, 2025
4. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2025, and Performance as of June
30, 2025
5. Receive the CalPERS Actuarial Valuation Reports as of June 30, 2024
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Commissioner Koen pulled items 4 and 5.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Monk to approve the consent items 1 through 3.
Seconded by Commissioner Koen.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
There was no public comment.
OTHER BUSINESS
6. Discuss Review and Recommend Updates to the Town’s General Fund Reserve Policy
The Finance Director, Gitta Ungvari, opened the item for discussion.
The Commission discussed the item, asked questions, and provided input.
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
The Town Manager summarized the recommendation, which is to approve the General Fund
Policy with the recommended changes and amendments, and request that staff return to the
commission with information in three areas:
1. Unassigned fund balance and determine whether a percentage or dollar target should
be established based on research, best practice, experience, and other cities’ activities.
2. How assigned fund balances get established, and to audit the current assigned fund
balances.
3. Whether we need to have a committed fund balance for specific, significant, large-scale
capital projects that would otherwise be classified in assigned fund balance.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Koen to approve the motion as summarized by the
Town Manager. Seconded by Commissioner Monk.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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PULLED CONSENT ITEMS
4. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2025, and Performance as of June
30, 2025
Commissioner Koen opened the item for discussion
The commission discussed the item and provided comments
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Koen to receive the report. Seconded by Commissioner
Fischer.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
5. Receive the CalPERS Actuarial Valuation Reports as of June 30, 2024
Commissioner Koen 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 Commissioner Koen to receive the CalPERS valuation report as of June
30, 2024. Seconded by Commissioner Fischer.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
September 8, 2025, regular meeting as approved by the
Finance Commission.
/s/ Eric Lemon, Finance and Accounting Manager
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 08, 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 by following
the instructions listed below or at the end of the agenda.
To watch and participate via Zoom, please go to:
https://losgatosca-gov.zoom.us/j/84834011781?pwd=rHVGvPbwjNaaM6U6ZB5AbaZUF1ToV9.1
Enter passcode: 998589
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
i. Receive a Presentation Related to Commissioners’ Roles, Responsibilities, Meeting
Procedures and Policies
RECOMMENDATION: Receive a Presentation Related to Commissioners’ Roles,
Responsibilities, Meeting Procedures and Policies.
LIASION UPDATE - Verbal report on the status of the RFP for a Fiscal Condition Analysis,
including a five year and long term forecast, fiscal impact analysis, and asset liability
management study, as well as the timing of upcoming discussions by the Pension and OPEB
Oversight Board and the Finance Commission regarding the pension and OPEB trusts.
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 August 11, 2025, Finance Commission Regular Meeting
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Minutes of the August 11, 2025, Finance Commission
Regular Meeting.
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2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for July 2025
RECOMMENDATION: Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Reports for July
2025.
3. Receive the California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2025, and the Performance
Report as of June 30, 2025
RECOMMENDATION: Receive California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT)
Strategy 1 Market Value Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2025, and the
Performance Report as of June 30, 2025.
4. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2025, and Performance as of
June 30, 2025
RECOMMENDATION: Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust
(CEPPT) Strategy 2 Market Value Summary Report for the period ending June 30, 2025,
and performance as of June 30, 2025.
5. Receive the CalPERS Actuarial Valuation Reports as of June 30, 2024
RECOMMENDATION: Receive the CalPERS Actuarial Valuation Reports as of 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.)
6. Review and Recommend Updates to the Town’s General Fund Reserve Policy
RECOMMENDATION:
Review and recommend updates to the Town’s General Fund Reserve Policy for the
Town Council’s consideration, incorporating best practices in fiscal policy, reserve
management, and financial transparency.
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]. The
ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be inaccessible
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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.
NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS - 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/.
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/84834011781?pwd=rHVGvPbwjNaaM6U6ZB5AbaZUF1ToV9.1
Passcode: 998589 You can also type in 848 3401 1781 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the
Zoom website at zoom.com and use passcode 998589.
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 1 (855) 758-1310 for US Toll-free or 1 (408) 961-3927 for US
Toll. (Meeting ID: 848 3401 1781)
If you are participating by calling in, press *9 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: Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Chair’s discretion.
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.
Deadlines to submit written comments are:
-11:00 a.m. the business day 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.
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