HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-5 - Establishing the Fiscal Transparency Ad Hoc CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2026-5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AD HOC COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") is governed, in part, by its Charter,
Municipal Code, and adopted City Council Policies;
WHEREAS, the City Council has a long and established history of being good
guardians and stewards of the public's money;
WHEREAS, appropriations, expenditures, and other budgetary matters are a
primary concern of the City Council;
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 94-110 on December 12,
1994, establishing the Finance Committee, whose duties and responsibilities have been
amended throughout the years;
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee is charged with a variety of tasks including,
but not limited to, reviewing and monitoring events and issues that may affect the financial
status of the City, and making recommendations to the City Council regarding
amendments to financial policies;
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the importance of maintaining
transparent and efficient fiscal governance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to form an ad hoc committee to evaluate
options to enhance transparency, accountability and efficient use of City resources,
broaden policy perspectives, and increase public engagement in discussions relating to
the fiscal governance and financial status of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby
resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City Council Fiscal Transparency Ad Hoc Committee
("Committee") is hereby established and shall consist of three Council Members
appointed by the Mayor. The following three Council Members are hereby appointed by
the Mayor: Mayor Lauren Kleiman; Council Member Sara J. Weber; and Council Member
Joe Stapleton.
Section 2: The sole purpose and responsibility of the Committee is to: evaluate
ways to enhance transparency, accountability and the efficient use of City resources;
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broaden policy perspectives; increase public engagement in discussions relating to the
fiscal governance and financial status of the City; and make recommendations to the
entire City Council in regards thereto.
Section 3: Unless terminated sooner by action of the City Council, the
Committee shall be advisory and shall expire on January 31, 2027, or upon making
recommendations to the entire City Council, whichever is first.
Section 4: The Committee shall not be subject to the Brown Act; however, the
recommendations of the Committee to the City Council shall be considered at a meeting
of the entire City Council noticed in accordance with California Government Code Section
54950 et seq.
Section 5: The City Council hereby repeals all prior resolutions to the extent that
they conflict with this resolution.
Section 6: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 7: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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Section 8: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Section 9: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 27th day of January, 2026.
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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I, Lena Shumway, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-5 was
duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting held on the 27t" day of January, 2026, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Lauren Kleiman, Mayor Pro Tern Noah Blom, Councilmember Michelle Barto,
Councilmember Robyn Grant, Councilmember Joe Stapleton, Councilmember Sara J.
Weber, Councilmember Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said
City this 28th day of January, 2026.
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California